Daily Devotional 12-17-2021
Psa 37:9-11 CSB For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land. (10) A little while, and the wicked person will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there. (11) But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity. The day is coming when all the wrongs of earth will be righted. At that time the evildoers shall be cut off and the trusting saints will possess all the blessings He has promised. It will not be very long until the wicked vanish from the scene. If you look diligently for them in their usual hangouts your search will be in vain! In that day the meek shall inherit the earth and thoroughly enjoy its unprecedented prosperity. When will that day come? For the church it will begin when the Savior descends into…
Daily Devotional 12-16-2021
Psa 34:8-9 CSB Taste and see that the LORD is good. How happy is the person who takes refuge in him! (9) You who are his holy ones, fear the LORD, for those who fear him lack nothing. Those who know the Savior long to share Him with others. Like the four lepers in Samaria, they say, “We are not doing right. This is a day of good news, and we are silent and do not speak up”. And so the evangel rings out, “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
Daily Devotional 12-15-2021
Psa 23:1-4 CSB A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I have what I need. (2) He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. (3) He renews my life; he leads me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (4) Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me. The psalmist employed the figure of a shepherd to recall the blessings he enjoyed from the Lord. The metaphor was a natural one for David, the shepherd-king. It was also a common metaphor in the ancient Near East, as many kings compared themselves to shepherds in their leadership capacity. The prophecy of the coming Messiah incorporated the same, and Jesus identified Himself as that expected “Good Shepherd”. He is also called the “Great Shepherd” and “the Chief…