Category: Daily Devotional

Psalm 116-118 I Love the Lord 116 I love the Lord, because he has heard    my voice and my pleas for mercy.2 Because he inclined his ear to me,    therefore I will call on him as long as I live.3 The snares of death encompassed me;    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;    I suffered distress and anguish.4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:    “O Lord, I pray,…

“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. Romans 3 Now, Paul turns to God’s Righteousness. First, Paul writes of the Jew having some advantage. Paul says the Jews were entrusted with God’s oracles, God’s Holy Word. But, then, Paul says the Jews were not faithful to keep God’s Holy Word.…

Therefore, you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. Romans 2 Paul continues his teaching that unregenerate humans are under the Righteous Judgment of God. Remember that chapter and verse labels were not applied to the original writings. So, Paul is simply writing on the same topic chapter 1 ended with. Paul’s…

Psalm 113-115 Who Is like the Lord Our God? 113 Praise the Lord!Praise, O servants of the Lord,    praise the name of the Lord! 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord    from this time forth and forevermore!3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,    the name of the Lord is to be praised! 4 The Lord is high above all nations,    and his glory above the heavens!5 Who is like the Lord our God,    who is seated on…

Psalm 110-112 Sit at My Right Hand A Psalm of David. 110 The Lord says to my Lord:    “Sit at my right hand,until I make your enemies your footstool.” 2 The Lord sends forth from Zion    your mighty scepter.    Rule in the midst of your enemies!3 Your people will offer themselves freely    on the day of your power,[a]    in holy garments;[b]from the womb of the morning,    the dew of your youth will be…

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1 With the martyrdom of Paul, the book of…

Psalm 107-109 Book Five Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So 107 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,    for his steadfast love endures forever!2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,    whom he has redeemed from trouble[a]3 and gathered in from the lands,    from the east and from the west,    from the north and from the south. 4 Some wandered in desert wastes,    finding no way to a city…

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 2 Timothy 4: 6-8 Luke did not end the book of Acts with the death of Paul and no other Scripture writes of Paul’s death. But, here in 1 Timothy, the words of Paul himself to his protégé,…

Psalm 105-106 Tell of All His Wondrous Works 105 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;    make known his deeds among the peoples!2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;    tell of all his wondrous works!3 Glory in his holy name;    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!4 Seek the Lord and his strength;    seek his presence continually!5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done,    his…

After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews… Acts 28: 17-31 Finally, Paul is in Rome and is allowed to stay by himself, though guarded. So, already having some fellow believers to accompany him into the city, Paul now calls for the local Jewish leaders to gather to him. These Jews…