Daily Truth

Today's time in God's reliable truth is in Psalm 138. Lord,Don't let me be half-hearted in my thankfulness to You. Instead, let my thankfulness overflow in sharing of Your greatness (1, 4, 5). Increase the value of Your authority and promises in my life until I bow my will to Your authority and endure in the hope of Your promises (2). I desperately need Your strength in me (3). Thank You for not showing preference for the...

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Daily Truth

Today's time letting the truth of God change us is in Psalm 137.Lord,Even though You will never exile me from being Your child, sometimes I exile myself from intimate fellowship with You (1-3). When I do exile myself, how can I possibly worship You ? (4). Apart from a joy-filled, intimate walk with You, may my hands and mouth not be able merely to go through the motions of worship (4-6). How very worthy of punishment is anyone...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of our Savior's love is in Psalm 136. Lord,Thank You for showing me that real love is unending love (1-3). Thank You that You reveal Your love for me by creating (4-9), saving me (10-24), and providing for me (25-26). By these great and powerful works, You draw my focus to You, which is the most loving thing You can do. For if You pointed my eyes to the greatness of anything but You, I would...

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Daily Truth

Today's time celebrating the one true God is in Psalm 135. Lord,Thank You for choosing me (4). You are the only God who rules over all nature and history to accomplish salvation for Your people (5-12). Thank You that Your justice and compassion never change (13). Remind me always that I will become like the gods I worship (18). If I let anything other than You rule me, I will become unable to speak truth, unable to see...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 133. Lord,Let the world see the transforming powerful of Jesus in the unifying love of Your people. We don't want to get along just by avoiding those who are difficult. Instead, we want to have an affection for each other which flows from a common love for both You and for the diverse work You give to each of us. When we live together as One, it will be like the sweet smelling...

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Daily Truth

Today's time submitting ourselves to God's truth is in Psalm 132. Lord, By faith in Jesus, You have made me into Your holy dwelling place (1 Cor. 6:19). The house that David worked and suffered to find for You, You have made me into it by Your Son's suffering (1-5). I need Your presence, power, righteousness, and joy in me (8-9). Jesus, sit on Your throne and rule me forever (11-12). Thank You for wanting to take up...

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Daily Truth

Today's time worshiping the Lord is in Psalm 131. Lord,As I approach You in worship, I recognize that neither my righteousness nor my religious understanding makes me worthy to come into Your presence (1). Instead, like a child with its mom, I rely exclusively on Jesus to be all that I need to be able to live in Your presence (2). I will not worry today. Since You are my Father, my soul trusts You and is calmed and quieted...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 130.Lord,Thank You for hearing me cry out to You from whatever hole I might be in (1-2). Thank You also for not treating me according to the way that my sin deserves (3). I am truly in awe of the way you love and forgive. Make me more like that (4). Help me wait with hopeful anticipation not for what the world promises, but for what Your Word promises. As watchmen used to stand...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by God's truth (as opposed to the world's lies) is in Psalm 129. Lord,Use me to lead others to understand spiritual battle (1). All my life, the enemy has sowed evil in my life (1-3). Thank You, Lord, for cutting me free from the enemy's enslaving ropes. You are righteous (4). Keep the enemy far from me (5). Cause the seeds that he sows to die and not bring the fruit of sin in my life (6). Instead,...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 128. Lord, Convince my heart that obedience brings the most joy (1). In this life, my earthly work might be rewarding and my earthly family might be fruitful and grow, but Lord, I am also aware that this world is cursed and I must work among thorns and thistles, and that pain in childbirth is only the first of much pain in raising kids. But I look forward to heaven where all evils...

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Daily Truth

Today's time aligning our thinking with God's is Ps. 127. Lord, Convince my heart of the uselessness of attempting things that You have no part in. If You don't protect me, there is nothing I can do to protect myself (1). Let me be consumed by You, not by work (2). Help me parent so my children know that they are my reward (3). In addition to my own children, give me many spiritual children to raise. I know that the...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by Truth is in Psalm 126. Lord,How joyful it is when times of Your just and good discipline are over, when Your correcting hand is lifted. After I submit to Your correction, there is restored fellowship and intimacy with You. That is my treasure because then I can authentically worship You.  Let my co-workers, neighbors, friends, and family see all You do to protect my deep and real joy...

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Daily Truth

Today's time conforming our thoughts to God's is in Psalm 125.Lord,When everything is crumbling around me, make me an unshakable mountain in the midst of it all (1). As Jerusalem is protected by mountains all around, surround me and keep the sin of self-rule from conquering me today (2). Don't let the remnants of sinful rebellion continue to rule over me since You have declared me to be righteous in Your sight (3). Make even my...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being re-focused on the Lord is in Psalm 124. Lord,Give me opportunities today to tell others that You are my protector (1-4). Just as you made a way for Israel through the raging Red Sea so that they could make it to the promised land, keep me from being overwhelmed by the obstacles I face on my way to You in heaven. And just as David was thankful that You protected Israel from enemies on her way to the promised...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of the Truth is in Psalm 123. Lord,You are on the heavenly throne, not me (1). I don't rule myself. My most acceptable response is to bow, submit, and serve You as my only King today. Don't allow me to take my eyes off of You today. Help me live only to please You today, waiting to hear "well done my child." (2). When I hear it, it will cause every critical word and action of those around...

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Daily Truth

Today's reminder from God is in Psalm 122 (compare it with 1 Tim. 2:1-4).Lord,Thank You for letting me live in a country where I can openly rejoice when my friends say "hey, let's go to church." Let going to worship with others be something for which I long (1). Any country is as it should be when its people worship You in thanksgiving (2-4). Such a country will have good judgement (5). Remind me always to pray for America's peace...

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Daily Truth

Today's time drawing near to hear the Lord is in Psalm 121. Lord, I come to worship You now very aware that my help comes from You. Remind me to turn to You first for help, not to what You have made (1-2). Plant my feet stubbornly in the path of righteousness and keep me from slipping into worldly thinking (3). I praise You because when difficulty raises its head at me, it does not catch You sleeping or too far off to...

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Daily Truth

Today's time letting the truth of God wash over us is in Psalm 121. (The next 15 Psalms are "songs of ascent" and were likely sung 3 times per year on the way up to the Temple. Today's is from the perspective of one living among the godless and longing to make the trip to worship with God's people.Lord,I live at a time and in a culture where truth is a low priority (2). The peace that I long for with others is so elusive (7)....

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Daily Truth

Today's time in God's Word is in Psalm 119:145-176. Lord,Let me not waste a moment of my life thinking in opposition to Your truth (147-148, 164). Thank You that when those far from You come against me, You are already near me to protect me (150-151). The entire Bible is true and unchanging (160). Your promises are my treasure (162). Let what comes out of my mouth point to Your greatness (171-172). Thank You for being a God...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:137-144. Lord, My comprehension of Your righteousness falls far short of Your actual righteousness. Help me understand the heights of Your righteousness so I will understand The criteria by which You evaluate me and trust what You decree for me (137-138, 144). When I forget Your Word, thank You for acting in grace toward me, not anger, even though You would be justified...

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Daily Truth

Today's time in the Word is in Psalm 119:120-136. Lord,Convince my doubting heart that Your decrees are the most wonderful path for me (129). Mature my naive perspective by Your Word (130). I want to be out of breath from chasing after obedience to Your Word (131). Only in holiness are my steps firmly planted (133). Cause my heart to break when others don't follow You and use me to lead them in Your way (136).&nb...

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Daily Truth

Today's time in the Word is in Psalm 119:121-128. Lord, Thank You for dealing with with me based on Your love, and not based on what I deserve (124). When I am hurting, I long for Your promised salvation of heaven, but when life is easy and good, I find myself thinking of heaven less. Thank You for increasing my expectancy for heaven by sending hardship and for showing Yourself to me so that I can't wait to be with You...

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Daily Truth

Today's time learning from God's Truth is in Psalm 119:113-120. Lord,Teach me to hate having an affection for both You AND things of the world. Give me a single-minded affection for Your Word (113). You are my security and protection (114). Reduce my reliance on those who may pull me away from You, Father (115). Show me that hoping in You never brings regret (116). You are a purifying fire, judging the wicked (118-119). Teach...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:105-112. Lord,When I am walking through life, thank You for Your Word which lights up my next step and which path I am on (105). Make me bold enough to follow Jesus' footsteps on the path of daily holiness and spiritual fruitfulness. If I am not, let Your Word reveal my errant steps and paths. I want to follow You to the end (112) because there is no other path that gives...

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Daily Truth

Today's time aligning our minds with God's thinking is in Psalm 119:97-104. Lord,Do not stop teaching me new things about You (97). Thank You that I can always fall back onto the security of Your commands when others attack me (98). When my thinking is shaped by Your instructions, I am wiser than my teachers (99). True wisdom is obeying Your Word, not just knowing it (100). Help me obey (101) and not stray from Your lessons...

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Unshakable Joy

There is an autumn nip in the air today. The morning frost is giving way to a bright sunshiny day. A perfect Thanksgiving day. But there are those for whom today’s sunshine and the smell of turkey can do nothing to quell the sorrow over difficulty in their life. Some will spend today recovering from their latest chemo treatment—or sitting...

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Daily Truth

Today's time conforming our thinking to Christ's is in Psalm 119:89-96. Lord,Thank You that Your Word and faithfulness never change (89-90). I don't have to wonder what mood You are in or if You have changed Your mind about giving me life (91-93). I will rely on You to save me today. I will depend on nothing else because I belong to You (94). When my holiness is lacking, it is because of my own rebellious heart, not because...

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Daily Truth

Today's time bring shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:81-88. Lord,My only sure hope is the salvation promised in Your Word (81-82). Even when life beats me up and leaves me weak and wounded, I will only hope more for what Your Word has promised (83). I long for all wrongs to be made right (84). Many attack me and lie about me, but Your Word is trustworthy (84-85). Help me obey You with all the days You give me (88).&nb...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of THE truth is in Psalm 119:73-80.My Creator,Since You made me, You know best how to help me understand Your Truth. Help me trust whatever ways You choose to use (73). If you must use affliction, thank You for doing it as an act of faithfulness to me (75). Create a hunger in me for Your Word so that Your people will rejoice when they see me, because they will see You in me (74). Show Your comfort and...

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Daily Truth

Today's time listening to God in His Word is in Psalm 119:65-72. Lord,You are so good to me. How could I doubt the truth of what You say to me in Your Word (65). Help me walk wisely according to Your knowledge (66). Teach me to cherish affliction because You use it to teach me obedience. Convince me that obedience is worth suffering and is the most loving thing You could give me (67-68). Give me a heart that is sensitive...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:57-64.Lord,You are my portion, and I long to see You face to face. Help me keep my promise to keep Your Word (57). Help me want to please You above all else (58). Help me be quick to evaluate my steps today, and turn to walk in Your footprints (59-60). If I face painful circumstances today, let me not forget Your truth (61). Don't let me ever stop cherishing Your estimation...

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Daily Truth

Today's time letting the Word shape us is in Psalm 119:49-56.Lord, Let my hope be based on Your promise to give me real life rather than whatever else I hear today that may foster temporary hope in temporary things (49-50). Keep me from turning from Your best (51). Because the truth of Your Word never changes, my heart rests securely without fear (52). Let only what angers You, anger me. Help me reject unholiness today (53)....

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of God's Truth is in Psalm 119:41-48. Lord,Remind me of Your promise to show me faithful love and to save me (41) so that I can endure any difficulty today (42). Cause all that I say today be filled with Your Word because only Your truth is worth putting hope in (43). Let there be no end to my obedience (44). Thank You that walking in Your ways frees me from all sorts of harmful entanglements (45)....

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:33-40. Lord,Give me understanding of Your Word and enable me to keep it always (33-35). Give me a heart that delights in following You instead of chasing after material stuff (36). Show me REAL life by directing my focus toward Your ways of thinking, wanting, and working today (37). Increase my faith in You by bearing fruit from Your Word planted in me (38). Protect me...

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Quiet Heroes

In June of 1942, an 18 year old young man said goodbye to his beautiful, pregnant bride in Iaeger, WV. He began a journey that, two years later, would take him to Normandy, France, as an anti-aircraft gunner.  The story is sketchy and vague to me because, like most heroes, he didn’t like to talk about himself or his role in the...

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Daily Truth

Today's time in the life-giving Word is in Psalm 119:25-32. Life apart from You is all temporary. Only by living in light of Your truth is there real life with enduring joy, satisfaction, and peace (25). Thank You that You, the Creator of all, listen to me (26). Let Your Word determine what I consider to be wonderful (27). Let Your Word remind me of the sufficiency of Your strength when I am broken in sorrow (28). Let Your Word...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 119:9-16. Lord, Apply Your Word to my life so I can be pure (9). Help me to make choices today that lead me closer to You instead of away from You (10). Convince my sinful heart of the invaluable treasure of Your Word, that it shapes me to display Your glory (11-12). Help my speech communicate Your perspective clearly today (13). Persuade my heart that walking in Your...

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Daily Truth

Today's time aligning our thinking with God's truth is in Psalm 119:1-8. Lord,Help me know the joy of loving You and my neighbor today without blame (1). Show me where my heart seeks things other than You and what You seek (2-3). As King, You rightly demand my obedience today. I have no right to rebel (4). Cause me to have a heart to obey so I won't have to feel shame when I remember Your  holy expectations (5-6). As...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 118. Lord,Let all Your people know deeply that Your love lasts, and make our love last like Yours (1-4). Help me live to please You, my victorious King, unafraid of what people might think or do against me (6-7). I trust in You today for my security, not in people or government (8-9). Be my "strength and song" today (14). Remind me of the life You give me so I will tell others...

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Daily Truth

Today's time in the Word is in Psalm 116. Lord,I thank You for drawing me to the point of realizing that I needed You to save me (4), not because I deserve it (1), but because I was dead without it (3). Help my soul rest in You today (7). Help me walk with You today, trusting You even when I am hurting and feel like I can't trust anyone else (9-10). Although I can't repay You for all You have done, I will worship You...

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Daily Truth

Today's time conforming our perspective to that of the Word is in Psalm 115. Lord,Reveal to me the things that I do for my own glory and show me how to do them for Your glory today (1). Let my life be proof to the world that You exist (2). Convince my heart of the futility of being controlled by things I idolize instead of by You (7). It is true that I become like what I worship, so let You be what I worship (8). Be my "help...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by God's Truth is in Psalm 107Lord,Thank You for paying the price to buy me back (redeem me) from sin (2). Our weekly gatherings anticipate the day You gather us finally to Yourself (3). Satisfy my thirst with Your living water and my hunger with the bread of Your Word so I will not crave what does not last (9). You are my Provider (4-9), Liberator (10-16), Healer (17-22), and Helper in the storm...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of the Lord's way of thinking is in Psalm 106:24-48.Lord,Don't let me doubt what You have promised (24). With a focus on my heavenly future, keep me from complaining as I walk through this wilderness (25). Thank You that, like Phinehas, You have credited Your Son's righteousness to my account (30-32). Control my mouth today (32-33). Don't let me be enamored or flirt with the world's loves, cheating...

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Re: Daily truth (2nd attempt)

Thanks Earl,I sent it twice because there is a glitch in my "group" email app that automatically excludes folks and if I don't remember to go back through the list and include them, I have to send it to everybody again because I don't know whom it did not send to I thank you for your prayers. God has been very very good to us these last...

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Daily truth (2nd attempt)

Today's time being changed by the grace of God's Word is in Psalm 106:1-23 Lord,Although I could never praise You as much as You deserve, let my words, actions, and thoughts today be the first verse of an unending song to You (2). Help me begin to list Your many acts of love toward me (7,13). You saved me to display Your great power to save, not my own ability to be good (8). Don't allow me to besmirch Your reputation as...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being changed by the grace of God's Word is in Psalm 106:1-23 Lord,Although I could never praise You as much as You deserve, let my words, actions, and thoughts today be the first verse of an unending song to You (2). Help me begin to list Your many acts of love toward me (7,13). You saved me to display Your great power to save, not my own ability to be good (8). Don't allow me to besmirch Your reputation as...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by the Word is in Psalm 105. Lord, Be the focus of my day (1-5). You made and kept the covenant with Abraham "so that" they would obey You and thereby glorify You (7-11,45). You called Abraham from Ur to go to Canaan and protected them "so that" they would obey You and thereby glorify You (12-15,45). You put Joseph in Egypt to keep Your people from starving "so that" they would obey...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by God's truth is in Psalm 103.Lord,Remind me of all the ways You bless me so I will praise You with all my being (1-2). Apart from You, I would not know righteousness, health (3), life (4), love (4,11), compassion (5,13), satisfaction, goodness, renewal (5), justice (6), direction (7),  grace (8,10), correction (9) or forgiveness (12). Let these blessings flow from You, through me, to others...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by the Word is in Psalm 102. Lord,When I am: in pain (3), hopeless to the point of not feeling like eating (4-5), feeling alone (6), unable to sleep (7), harassed (8), feeling sad (9), or feeling abandoned by You (10), don't let me forget You and that You are on Your throne forever (12). You will bring the new Jerusalem at the appointed time to those who wait expectantly for Your appearing (13-14)....

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Daily truth correction

Today's bible reading prayer goes with psalm 96, not psalm 95. Sorry for the fumble-finge...

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Daily Truth

Today's time allowing the Word to shape us is in Psalm 95. Lord,Don't let me be content just to sing yesterday's song of praise to You, but as I grasp more and more of Your greatness each day, let my heart overflow in new songs of praise (1-2). Use me to announce Your salvation to "the nations" today (3). Show me the foolishness of worshipping things made rather than the Maker of all things (5). Remind me that you are the...

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Daily Truth

Today's time of being shaped by the Word is in Psalm 95. Lord,Use me to invite those around me to know joy and victory in You (1). Prevent me from letting anything usurp Your rule over me today, my King (3). Convince my heart that both the high and low points of today are in Your hands (4). Use me today to encourage other sheep in Your flock to worship You instead of what You have made (6-7). Soften my heart and help me be...

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Daily Truth

Today's time allowing the Word to reshape our thinking is in Psalm 94. Lord,Make me "aware" of the foolishness of being my own master, thinking that You are not "aware" of this sin (1-9). Bring me the happiness that only comes through Your discipline and truth (10-13). Without Your help today, my spiritual enemies will overpower me for sure (17). Catch me if i fall today, and increase my faith when I worry (18-19).&nb...

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Daily Truth

Today's time submitting to the truth of the Word is in Psalm 93. Lord,Let me live today completely under Your rule, my Powerful King, knowing life is secure because You cannot be dethroned (1-2). No matter how the waves of life threaten to drown me, Your rule calms the raging seas of my days (3-4). Thank You for Your completely reliable Word (5). Teach me that being like You is the criteria for determining what is beautiful,...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being reminded of God's perspective is in Psalm 92. Lord, Help me live, speak, and sing today like I truly believe that You are the "most high." In my heart, let nothing take a higher place today. In my fears, remind me that no one can defeat You (1-2). Although Your thoughts are beyond me, You have revealed yourself through the person of Your Son in a way I can grasp (5). Let the sure and coming judgment motivate...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being conformed to Christ is in Psalm 90. Eternal Lord, You have been and always will be my source of calm because You never cease to be God (1-2). I take comfort that You are the one who decides when we die, knowing that You are good and work all things for the good of Your people (5). Show me how to use wisely the days You have given me in this life (12). I can hide none of my rebellion from You (8). So thank You...

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Daily Truth

Today's Godward-focusing time is in Psalm 84. Lord of Hosts,Show me more and more of Your beauty so that I will increasingly long for You with all of my being (1-2). Prove to those near me that You are my Lord, King, and God today (3). Thank You  that in Christ, You made me Your holy house (4). Strengthen me today with a heart set on drawing near to You (5). Turn my hurts into blessings as only You can (6-7). As my "sun,"...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being shaped by the truth is in Psalm 78. Lord,Help me to tell of Your works to those younger than I so that they will remain loyal to You (1-8). Don't let me doubt You as a result if forgetting about Your guidance and provision in my life (9-21). Your salvation is all I have to rely on (22). Don't let me think that what I crave satisfies me like You can (29-32). Don't let it take personal pain to get me to seek...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being transformed by God's Word is in Psalm 73. Lord,when the lost look at their wealth, comfort, and influence, they doubt what You say about the source of real, abundant life (1-12). Don't allow me to think like them (16-17, 21-22). Remind me just how dangerously insecure are those who trust in the pleasures of this life (18-19) and that trusting in worldly pleasures is "brutish and ignorant" (22). Help me...

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Daily Truth

Today's time being conformed more and more into the image of Jesus is in Psalm 66. Father, Work so powerfully in me that "all the earth" shouts joyfully to You (1-2). Do in me what I could never do on my own (5), purify me, even if it means tests and opposition on the way to holiness (10-12). Make my life a fragrant offering to You (13-15). Use my mouth to tell Your people about Your amazing works (16-17). Thank You for hearing...

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Daily Truth

Today's life-altering Daily Truth is in Psalm 63. Lord,I thirst for You (1). Show me Your power and greatness (2). Death is preferable to not having Your love (3). You satisfy me like the best food (5). Help me trust in Your help (7). I will follow close to You (8). Don't let me stray. A...

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