Posts with the tag “audrey-rogers”

Daily Devotional from Psalm 30–Verse 11“You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.”I love the imagery of joy and utter abandon this psalm conjures up in my mind! Being able to run, dance, and sing like a carefree child with no stiff joints or balance issues! Doesn’t that sound lov...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 19–Verse 14“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”Half this psalm describes how the majesty of creation glorifies God (the sun, moon, stars, and the innumerable unique galaxies), and the other half explains how perfect and beautiful His Law (the Bible) is! His word is not beautiful only in ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 12–Verse 6The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.The overall tone of this psalm is somber. “The faithful have disappeared,” David bemoans. Everyone on earth speaks nothing but lies to each other. I’ll tell you what, online gossip forums provide space for exactly that today. It takes strong will to stay ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 11–Verse 3…if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?When the foundations around us seem to crumble, our first instinct is often to run. Yet Psalm 11 gently redirects our gaze upward. The Lord has not stepped away from His throne, and He has not overlooked a single detail of your life. What appears chaotic to us is never outside His sovereign care. He ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 4–Verse 1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!There are days when the noise around us is loud enough to make our hearts forget what has always been true: God is still near. In Psalm 4, David doesn't pretend life is easy. He brings his distress honestly before the Lor...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 3–Verse 5I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.In the midst of running for his life from his son Absalom, who had launched a military coup, intending to take the throne from David, it says David lay down and slept. The Lord watched over him, and let him rest.Most of us won’t ever experience running from our lives from a violent mob, but we do go ...  Read More