Category: Daily Devotional

Psalm 23-25 The Lord Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David. 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters.[a]3     He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness[b]    for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[c]    I will fear no evil,for you are with me;    your rod and your staff,    they comfort me. 5 You prepare…

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. Acts 17:16-21 Paul is not one to idle his time. Luke is telling us that Paul was actively seeking a way to preach the gospel to the Athenians. And, it wasn’t long…

Psalm 20-22 Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 20 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!2 May he send you help from the sanctuary    and give you support from Zion!3 May he remember all your offerings    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah 4 May he grant you your…

The (Thessalonian) brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Acts 17:10-15 Paul and Silas, and the others with them, were abetted in their fleeing Thessalonica by the Christian brothers whom they had seen converted by God. Paul and his entourage go to Berea,…

Psalm 18-19 The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: 18 I love you, O Lord, my strength.2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and…

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Acts 17:1-9 Having departed Philippi, Paul and his entourage head further north in present day Europe. Luke tells us they “passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia” as they came to Thessalonica where there was a Jewish…

Psalm 16-17 You Will Not Abandon My Soul A Miktam[a] of David. 16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;    I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,    in whom is all my delight.[b] 4 The sorrows of those who run after[c] another…

Then he (the jailer) brought them (Paul and Silas) out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:25-40 Paul has been reviled and jailed in Philippi because he incurred the anger of businessmen who were using a slave girls’ demonic possession to make money. Paul, through the work of the Holy Spirit, had…

Psalm 13-15 How Long, O Lord? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?    How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I take counsel in my soul    and have sorrow in my heart all the day?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;    light…

…we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling…She…crying out…Paul, having become greatly annoyed…said to the spirit…come out of her…when her owners saw that…they seized Paul and Silas… Acts 16:16-24 Paul, Silas and, others travelling with them, are confronted by a “fortune teller.” This girl was…