Yearly Devotions

 

Journey Through The Psalms

God Almighty!

God Almighty!

Psalm 80:8-14a  You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. Its branches reached...

God’s Smile

God’s Smile

Psalm 80:1-7   For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim,...

Breaking the Cycle

Breaking the Cycle

Psalm 79:8-13   Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need. Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. Why should...

Restorer

Restorer

Psalm 79:1-7  A psalm of Asaph.  O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your...

In The Sheep Pens

In The Sheep Pens

Psalm 78:65-72   Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine. He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame. Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim; but he chose the tribe of...

Playing the Grace Card

Playing the Grace Card

Psalm 78:56-64   But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes. Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow. They angered him with their high places; they aroused his...