Daily Devotional from Psalm 9–Verse 10 And those who know Your Name put their trust in You. For you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.There was a little boy who had done something he wasn’t supposed to do. When his mom asked him what they should do about his behavior, the little boy said, “Just throw me away.”There have been days when I have done so many things wrong, I’ve felt like Go...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 8–Verses 3-4When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? It is amazing to think that God would care for us. I am always astounded at just how big and how limitless our God is. And even in that vastness He decides we are worthy...  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

Daily Devotional from Psalm 6–Verse 2Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.David did not hold anything back in this chapter. He came before the throne of God and laid it all out. He wasn’t scared of God’s response; in fact, he seemed pretty comfortable speaking from his heart and grieving with God. That’s because he knew that our God is a God w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 5–Verse 7But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” It was through the abundance of his steadfast love that we are able to enter into his ...  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

Daily Devotional from Psalm 2– Verses 4-6He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” It’s a dangerous place to be when you are against the Lord. The pride of human hearts makes us feel like we can take God, we believe that we know more than G...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Psalm 1–Verses 1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night.Here is seen the progression of decline in one’s behavior: first walking, then standing, then sitting with those who disregard the Word and wa...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 42– Verse 12And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. Many people tend to read Job 42 as a happy ending. But more than a happy ending, Job 42 is a new beginning! Quite likely, Job had more days to live after this mysterious book, than he ever did before. So, the next time you go through a difficult season, just remember that your suffering isn’t...  Read More

July 14Daily Devotional from Job 41–Verse 1Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook or press down his tongue with a cord?What is a Leviathan? The dictionary calls him a monstrous sea creature. He is also called a crocodile, a dragon, and it is even said he had multiple heads. The question is “Can he stand up to being compared to the Almighty God?” What does the scripture say? Job 3:8 says you c...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Job 40–Verses 6-8Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?”  Job has been justifiably upset over the course of this book. He has had friends try to convince him of wrongdoing, or of God’s anger tow...  Read More