Category: Daily Devotion

11-24-25: It Looks Like The Wicked Have It Made!

“Behold, these are the ungodly, who are always at ease; they increase in riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence. For all day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning.“ Psalm 73:12-14 Before we study Psalm 73 further we need to revisit a point that… Continue reading 11-24-25: It Looks Like The Wicked Have It Made!

11-23-24: The Wicked Scoff

“They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.Therefore his people return here, and waters of a full cup are drained by them. And they say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?” Psalm 73:… Continue reading 11-23-24: The Wicked Scoff

11-22-24: The Wicked Prosper and Flaunt Their Gain

“Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment. Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.” Psalm 73:6-8 Asaph continues describing what he sees to God. In verses 4-5 Asaph talked of the difficulties the wicked seem to avoid in this life. In verses 6-9 he turns… Continue reading 11-22-24: The Wicked Prosper and Flaunt Their Gain

11-21-24: But The Wicked Are Prospering!

For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek. They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. They scoff and… Continue reading 11-21-24: But The Wicked Are Prospering!

11-20-24: Psalm 73 – When Godly People Struggle

“Truly God  is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” Psalm 73:1-3 Asaph wrote 12 of the Psalms in the Bible. Yet even in his “special” role of… Continue reading 11-20-24: Psalm 73 – When Godly People Struggle

11-19-24: Asaph

“He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel.” I Chronicles 16:4-5 In my grandson’s senior year… Continue reading 11-19-24: Asaph

11-17-24: The Spirit of Antichrist

“It will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.” Daniel 8:12 John is the last living Apostle. As he nears the end of his life he looks at the world around and sees evil increasing. He writes, “every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the… Continue reading 11-17-24: The Spirit of Antichrist