Category: Daily Devotional

Psalm 103-104 Bless the Lord, O My Soul Of David. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul,    and all that is within me,    bless his holy name!2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,    and forget not all his benefits,3 who forgives all your iniquity,    who heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the pit,    who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,5 who satisfies you with good    so that your youth is renewed…

And so we came to Rome. Acts 28: 11-16 Luke writes us a short travel log of the final legs of the journey to Rome. After staying three months on Malta, the season changed and the weather with it. Julius, Paul’s centurion guard, found passage on a ship sailing from Malta to Syracuse, Rhegium and…

Psalm 100-102 His Steadfast Love Endures Forever A Psalm for giving thanks. 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!2     Serve the Lord with gladness!    Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God!    It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,    and his courts with praise!    Give thanks…

After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. Acts 28: 1-10 The island where the ship wrecked was called Malta. The survivors learned the name of the island after the natives showed unusual kindness to the survivors. Paul decided to be helpful by collecting some wood to put on the…

Psalm 97-99 The Lord Reigns 97 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;    let the many coastlands be glad!2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.3 Fire goes before him    and burns up his adversaries all around.4 His lightnings light up the world;    the earth sees and trembles.5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,    before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his…

Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. Acts 27: 39-44 The crew of the storm-tossed ship, having already been lighten of its cargo, is now fearing they are near to land and the ship will break up once it is grounded on…

Psalm 94-96 Psalm 94 1 The Lord is a God who avenges.    O God who avenges, shine forth.2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;    pay back to the proud what they deserve.3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,    how long will the wicked be jubilant? 4 They pour out arrogant words;    all the evildoers are full of boasting.5 They crush your people, Lord;    they oppress your inheritance.6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;    they murder…

But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind… Acts 27: 13-38 Though Paul warned the centurion of the dangers of sailing at the time of year, Julius decided to go with a ship sailing to another port. When weather that…

Psalm 91-93 Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,    and under his wings you…

And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. Acts 27: 1-12 In the last verse of Acts 26, we read that king Agrippa told Festus, as Agrippa was leaving Caesarea, that, “This man could have been set free if he…