October 23, 2020 | Psalm 65 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever been in a situation where you know you have wronged someone and are anxious for an opportunity to apologize and ask for forgiveness? When you do finally get a chance to say you are sorry and even restore the relationship, it comes […]
October 22, 2020 | Psalm 64 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What is the difference between the righteous and the wicked? Is it simply that the righteous generally do the right thing while the wicked do not? While that is partially true, it’s not the full story. As seen in our study of the second […]
October 21, 2020 | Psalm 63 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The early church father Augustine sought for meaning or fulfillment in his life for years. When he finally came to faith in Christ, he gave thanks to God by saying, “You made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in […]
October 20, 2020 | Psalm 62 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue It is easy to say, “I trust in God,” when things are going well. However, when a crisis hits, our trust is put to the test. We may think that we trust God to supply all our needs until we are faced with a lost […]
October 13, 2020 | Psalm 55 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Stress and anxiety can take a toll on one’s body. According to WebMD, emotional stress can cause dizziness, a fast heartbeat, the inability to concentrate, headaches, muscle tension, and even short-term memory loss. If not handled well, high emotional stress can have a lasting negative […]
October 9, 2020 | Psalm 51 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Seventeenth-century pastor John Donne was also a celebrated poet. In one of his Holy Sonnets reflecting on the Second Coming, he wrote, “When we are there; here on this lowly ground / Teach me how to repent; for that’s as good / As if thou […]
October 8, 2020 | Psalm 50 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Why do you pray? Read your Bible? Tithe? Do you do these things to earn God’s favor? Today’s psalm explores the difference between the things we do that truly honor God and the things we do which are a thinly disguised attempt to impress God […]
October 6, 2020 | Psalm 55 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When Hezekiah was king of Judah, the powerful nation of Assyria marched into their land and threatened Jerusalem. The commander of the Assyrians taunted the Judean king, even offering to give him 2,000 horses for their upcoming battle (2 Kings 18:23). Hezekiah went into the […]
October 5, 2020 | Psalm 47 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue C. S. Lewis noticed that when people find something they love, they naturally want other people to join them in praising it. “Isn’t the painting beautiful?” “Wasn’t that play magnificent?” He reflected upon the reason for this: “I think we delight to praise what we […]