Posts with the tag “rick-bolesta”

Daily Devotional from Psalm 81–Verse 10“I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”This is a psalm that encourages us to worship and praise God. Use our voices and musical instruments to sing,  shout, and raise music to the Lord. It encourages us to remember all the great things God has done for us in our lives, and then to praise...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 70— Verse 4“May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!””Once again, David is calling out to God for assistance. He’s done all he can do in beseeching the Lord to deliver him from his enemies, without delay. And yet, in the midst of all his despair, he takes time to encourage others to magnify theGod of...  Read More

September 22Daily Devotional from Psalm 59–Verse 16“But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.”This is a prayer/song for deliverance from and judgment on David’s enemies, who seem not to fear the consequences of their evil ways. But David leaves his security in God’s hands and...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 48–Verses 12-14“Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our Godforever and ever. He will guide us forever.”Mt. Zion is an incredibly special place — a high hill within Jerusalem, a place where King David brought the ark, and Solomon built the temple, t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 37–Verses 23-24“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when hedelights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be castheadlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.”How many times can you fall and still be forgiven? Jesusanswers this question with 70×7 — in other words, too many to count. OUR JOB is to keep trying (He provides resources to help) and never give up wh...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 26–Verses 1-2“Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.”In this psalm, King David claims his integrity and his trust in God. He asks the Lord to examine, confirm, and protect him as a result.This is what we expect if we are living a life pleasing to t...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 15–Verse 1“O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?”This song gives us a standard by which we may attempt to live — walking in integrity, speaking the truth, not slandering, keeping promises, not taking a bribe. But even if we were able to do all of these things, we are not worthy to be in God‘s presence. It’s only through the filter of...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 7–Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous—you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!King David is asking God for justice for himself and toward his enemies. In fact, this is what he expects from a righteous God, so he gives thanks and sings praises to his name because of these attributes.Often the unjust go unpunished....  Read More