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You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain. Lord, I see so many men and women who are determined to live according to their own follies and paying the penalties, refusing to turn to You. Help me to tell the story of Your…
For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: "This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and…
The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne. If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your…
For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. Do this, Lord, for the sake of Your faithful servants, David and that great cloud of witnesses gathered at the foot of Your throne. Let the peals of rejoicing sound so loudly that…
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!" Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests be clothed with…
A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured, how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, "I will not enter my house or get into my bed, I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber…
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is as through him that we…
I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word! This issue of “What is a pastor?” is afflicting me today. Lead me in Your Word to see where understanding truly is. Today's readings in the Psalms: Morning: Psalm 64 Mid-day: 119:145-152 Evening: Psalm 140 Voices Together…
O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Hope in You—to have an expectation of Your blessings that is certainty through faith in Your promises. You will never leave me nor desert me and I can take that to the bank. Today's readings in the Psalms:…
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. Surely, I can rest in You. There is nothing in any aspect of my life and ministry that I cannot turn over to You and receive…
A Song of Ascents. Of David. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. Lord, help us to focus completely and totally on the goal of the prison ministry—that…
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but…
O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Praise You, my Lord and Savior. Your Word is flooded with promises that You will never leave me nor forsake me,…
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning “waits for the Lord” Oh, how difficult that can be at times, to wait for You. How can…
I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. I hold my feet back from some evil ways but I do not hold them back from every evil way. If I subtract some from every, the difference is self-will. The force that reduces that…