Daily-Devotions

BibleGateway: Psalm 6 ESV Text: Psalm 6 Psalm 6 (Listen) O Lord, Deliver My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith.1… Read More »The first of the traditional “Penitential Psalms,” Psalm 6 is a prayer of David for deliverance from the anxiety resulting from an awareness of his sinful condition. We join David in this penitential prayer. We share with David the confidence that our spiritual enemies are defeated through the work of Christ on our behalf.

BibleGateway: Psalm 5 ESV Text: Psalm 5 Psalm 5 (Listen) Lead Me in Your Righteousness To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.… Read More »Boasting and deceit lead to destruction. We rejoice that the Lord has redeemed us and has covered us in His own righteousness.

BibleGateway: Psalm 4 ESV Text: Psalm 4 Psalm 4 (Listen) Answer Me When I Call To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.… Read More »Despite the malice of those who speak evil of him, David trusts in the Lord for deliverance. Knowing that the Lord will deliver us from every evil, we may sleep peacefully at night.

BibleGateway: Daniel 12 ESV Text: Daniel 12 Daniel 12 (Listen) The Time of the End 12:1 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who… Read More »Daniel records a prophecy of the last judgment and the end of the world.

BibleGateway: Psalm 3 ESV Text: Psalm 3 Psalm 3 (Listen) Save Me, O My God A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his… Read More »Confident in the salvation of the Lord, David prays to the Lord for deliverance from his enemies.

BibleGateway: Psalm 2 ESV Text: Psalm 2 Psalm 2 (Listen) The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed 2:1   Why do the nations rage1    and the peoples plot in… Read More »The enemies of the Lord may appear to prevail for a time, but the Lord triumphs in the end. Those who are wise submit to the Lord.

BibleGateway: Psalm 1 ESV Text: Psalm 1 Psalm 1 (Listen) Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1:1   Blessed is the man1    who walks… Read More »The psalmist contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 18 ESV Text: 1 Kings 18 1 Kings 18 (Listen) Elijah Confronts Ahab 18:1 After many days the word of the LORD came… Read More »Elijah and the prophets of Baal face off on Mount Carmel. The Lord reveals Himself as the true God. Elijah and the Israelites kill the prophets of Baal. The Lord sends rain on the land once again.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 17 ESV Text: 1 Kings 17 1 Kings 17 (Listen) Elijah Predicts a Drought 17:1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe1 in Gilead,… Read More »Elijah predicts to King Ahab a drought. During the drought, the Lord instructs Elijah to stay at the home of a widow in Zarephath. Miraculously, the oil and flour last throughout the time of drought so that Elijah and the widow and her son may eat and live. The son of the widow dies and Elijah revives him to life miraculously.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 8 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 8 Song of Solomon 8 (Listen) Longing for Her Beloved 8:1   Oh that you were like… Read More »The bride longs for her beloved. The bride comments on love. Chastity is to be desired and promiscuity to be avoided. The king longs to hear the voice of his bride. The bride anticipates the arrival of her beloved.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 7 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 7 Song of Solomon 7 (Listen)   7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,    O noble daughter!  Your… Read More »Solomon praises his bride. The bride invites her beloved.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 6 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 6 Song of Solomon 6 (Listen) Others 6:1   Where has your beloved gone,    O most beautiful among… Read More »Solomon and his bride are together in his garden. The two delight in one another.