Daily Devotion
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 14:1-7 The word fool in Psalms or Proverbs does not refer to an unintelligent person.It refers to a person who is morally perverse. Why is he a fool?Because “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (v. 1).And what is the result of this?“They…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 2:1-12 Are you surprised that God laughs?“He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision” (v. 4). God has a sense of humor, but His laughter is the kind that is born of judgment. It’s the laughter of derision, the laughter…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 8:1-9 Charles Darwin said man is an animal.Sigmund Freud taught that man is a spoiled child.Karl Marx believed man is an economic factor. But the Bible says God has a much higher calling for man. God wants us to be kings; He wants us to reign in…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 11:1-7 Have you ever felt like running away?“In the Lord I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee as a bird to your mountain’?” (v. 1). All of us have days when we feel like quitting. We throw up our hands and say,…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 10:14-18 In Part 1 we dealt with concern — the first stage of asking the question “Why?” In this segment we will cover the last two stages. The second stage involves commitment — God is helping.Man’s sinful condition leaves him helpless, so David turns his attention from…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 10:1-13 “Why?” is the easiest question to ask but the hardest to answer. David asks why three times in this psalm. The atheist’s answer to this question is that there is no God; the rationalist says God is unable to act or doesn’t care; and the legalist…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 10:12-18 David cried out and said, “God, You’ve got to take care of the situation.” For several years Saul had been pursuing him. At one point David compared himself to a flea that was being chased. Saul’s problem was that he was listening to liars in his…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 18:1 Life has been full — not always busy, but full.And yet, there’s always been this quiet tug at my heart…A longing to put into words the stirring in my soul. Today, that tug became a pull I could no longer ignore. It all began when I…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 12:1-8 Whenever you get the idea that you are the only one left who is godly, beware. That’s how David was praying in Psalm 12. He said, “The godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men” (v. 1). I call this the…
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FONT SIZE | A A A Read Psalm 7:1-9 This psalm was born out of a sad experience David had with Cush, a Benjamite (see I Sam. 24-26). Cush was one of Saul’s spies. And because of what David did, Cush caused the deaths of innocent men. Whenever David had a problem with persecution or…