Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Steadfast Love and Mercy

Read: Psalm 103:1-4; Psalm 23 . . . who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy. (Ps. 103:4) I first learned this verse in the King James Version of the

Devotionals

Redeemed from the Pit

Read: Psalm 103:1-4; Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. (Ps. 130:1) In Psalm 130, the psalmist speaks for all of us. We have all

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Healing

Read: Psalm 103:1-3; John 11:17-27 We walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7) We are invited to praise the Lord “who heals all your diseases” (Ps. 103:3). That’s

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Forgiveness

Read: Psalm 103:1-3; Romans 3:21-26 Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Heb. 9:22) When I was a student, a young atheist once asked me, “If

Devotionals

Forget Not All His Benefits

Read: Psalm 103:1-2; Deuteronomy 8:11-20 Take care lest you forget the LORD your God. (Deut. 8:11) The Bible places a strong emphasis on the importance of remembering all that God

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Giving It Your All

Read: Psalm 103:1; Deuteronomy 6:4-9 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deut. 6:5) Jesus cited

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Bless the Lord

Read: Psalm 103:1; Psalm 96 Bless the LORD, O my soul. (Ps. 103:1) It’s helpful to pay attention to the way psalms begin. Many are addressed to God in prayer,

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The Communion Psalm

Read: Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (1 Cor. 11:26) The

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Action in Our Hypocrisy

Read: James 1:19-27 The one who looks into the perfect law . . . and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed