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02/28/2026

Our March Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

HOPE’S GIFTS
“My hope is in thee” Psalm 39:7

HOPE’S FIRST MENTION

The first time the word hope appears in Scripture, it is ironically employed as an expression of a woman’s hopelessness. Her name is Naomi. She is known to us because she was Ruth’s mother-in-law. Ruth’s claim to fame, outside her own journey of faith, is her relationship to the future king: David. She was his great-grandmother. Naomi was at a low point in her life when she explained why she lacked hope. It’s understandable. She had suffered great loss, and her future looked bleak.

FINDING HOPE

Ruth did not rebuke her elder; she looked elsewhere for the hope she needed. She looked to Naomi’s God, whom Ruth had come to believe in during their years together. Ruth’s refusal to abandon hope was key to the turnaround in their circumstances.

HOPE’S LEGACY

No doubt this story was relayed to her great-grandson, David. It took hold. Later, as he faced significant trials in his faith journey, he declared to the Lord, “My hope is in thee” (Psalm 39:7). That stubborn hope served him well as he progressed in God’s plan for his life.

HOPE’S GIFTS

Books have been written about the benefits of sustaining hope. Here we will mention a few in hopes of refreshing your hope. These blessings include:

• Rest for the flesh – Psalm 16:9, Acts 2:26
• Uplift for the soul – Psalm 42:11
• Giving God pleasure – Psalm 147:11
• Comfort in the day of evil – Jeremiah 17:17
• Rejoicing- Romans 5:2; 12:12
• Hope’s role in bringing salvation – Romans 8:24
• Hope’s presence through the Scripture’s comfort – Romans 15:4
• Hope’s presence through the power of the Holy Ghost – Romans 15:13
• Boldness of faith – Philippians 1:20
• The hope which is laid up for us in heaven – Colossians 1:5
• Purification – I John 3:3

CHRIST OUR HOPE

Ultimately, our hope is founded in Christ and his:

• Resurrection – Philippians 3:11
• Glorious appearing – Titus 2:13
• Gift of eternal life -Titus 1:2

It is the better hope provided in Christ that provides the Grace we need to sustain our hope until we receive the hoped-for end, which is laid up for us in heaven (Colossians 1:5, Hebrews 7:19).

01/31/2026

Our February Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

A LITTLE BREAD PLEASE
“Bread of life” John 6:35

A WEATHER REPORT

As I type these words, it is extremely cold and icy where I am. I’m not alone in this, however, as about 1/3 of the country is experiencing a nasty winter storm. From the other room, I can hear voices from the TV telling me: If you don’t have to go out, stay at home. Having spent years forced to get out on mornings like this for work, I heed the warnings. I am happily staying home, thankful that the power is still on and praying that it will remain so.

DEVOTION TIME

To make wise use of this no-go time, I turn to my morning devotions. On January 1 of this year, I began a chronological one-year Bible reading program on my Bible app. I want to make sure I read through the Bible this year, as I tend to do in-depth studies of Bible books that keep me in a single book for long periods. So far, I am enjoying it immensely. As it is chronological, we began by reading Genesis and are now mostly finished with the Book of Job.

BREAKFAST TIME

After my devotions, I decided to have breakfast. Over the last few days, I’ve thought about making biscuits—something I don’t do often. Today I put forth the effort. I followed my Grandmother’s recipe and soon had them in the oven. In short order, the eggs and sausage were ready too. I sat down and took a bite of that buttered biscuit. While I’d never claim they were as good as my Grandmother’s, they tasted good—they hit the spot. If I hadn’t been too lazy to make some gravy, the meal would have been perfect.

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE GOOD HOT BREAD

There are few things as nourishing and satisfying as fresh, hot homemade bread. It uniquely fills and warms us, unlike other foods. Varying types of bread offer a wide variety to complement any meal. As any proper Southerner would attest, I find there are few meals as comforting as pinto beans and cornbread—especially with a bit of onion on the side, if you don't mind.

SPIRITUAL BREAD

Jesus understood all the attributes bread offers and its broad appeal. He knew the associations His hearers would make when He spoke of bread. This perhaps explains, at least in part, why Jesus used bread for one of His most powerful descriptions of what He desired to mean and be to His followers. He said, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).

THE BREAD’S PROMISE

Partaking of the spiritual bread Jesus gives does more than feed our bodies; it nourishes our souls. And He promised that if we come to Him, the Bread of Life, we would never hunger (John 6:35). So, as good as natural bread is, we cannot live by it alone. Only Jesus can give us the Bread that eternally quenches our hunger.

12/29/2025

Our January Devotion

“When Jesus was born” Matthew 2:1

TODAY IS CHRISTMAS

As I type these words, it is early Christmas morning. The ham is cooking, the desserts are finished, and the rest will be easy to complete. The presents are under the tree. It is quiet right now, but in a little while, a certain toddler will put an end to that. I love all of it. I love the food, the family gathering, the decorations, and the presents. I love the memories, both joyful and sad, that each Christmas evokes.

BUT IT’S NEW YEARS

But if you are reading this when it’s first posted, you might wonder why I am writing about Christmas when it’s the New Year. And though they are recent events, the tree trimming and the present-opening are now part of the past, and typically a New Year’s devotion emphasizes newness and looking forward.

THE OLD IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW

Believers in Jesus Christ recognize that there is no new without the old, and that there is no basis for looking forward unless we first look back. The believer looks back and sees:
• God created mankind to fellowship with and be His family.
• Satan entered into the picture and encouraged man to break that bond.
• God promised that, rather than abandoning mankind, He would fix the relationship.
• God restoring fellowship with people through Abraham and his descendants.
• God vowing to extend that fellowship through a divine sacrifice.
• Jesus, God’s son, came to earth, lived a sinless life, and offered Himself to pay the penalty for sin, restoring the lost fellowship to all who believe.
All our realistic hope for newness in the future rests on the past: the past actions of our God who loves us all. I don’t know of anyone who expressed the Christian’s hopes for newness, based entirely on what Jesus did for us, better than Pastor Edward Mote. In 1834, while taking a walk, the following glorious words filled His spirit.
“On Christ the solid rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand.”

Renew your hope, child of God, no matter what challenges you face. The hope is realistic and justified because its foundation is Christ.

11/30/2025

Our Christmas Devotion

THE GREATEST GIFT

“The gift of God” John 4:10

TODAY IS THANKSGIVING

As I type these words, it is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day has a long history. Though there was a Thanksgiving celebration in 1619 at Berkeley Hundred in Virginia, the modern holiday traces its roots to a three-day harvest feast celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe in 1621. Over the next two centuries, these celebrations were sporadic and state-level. In 1789, President George Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation. In 1863, President Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving to be held annually on the last Thursday of November, later standardized as the fourth Thursday in November in 1941.

BUT IT’S DECEMBER

However, if you are reading this when it’s first posted, you might wonder why I am writing about Thanksgiving Day when it’s December. My initial response is that a child of God should treat every day as a day of Thanksgiving. We should begin each day with thanks proceeding from our mouths, and gratefulness filling our hearts. There are a couple of other reasons, including:

• God’s abundance in your life – Consider your life and all God has blessed you with.
• God’s presence in your life – Where would you be if God had not rescued you from your sin?

THE ULTIMATE GIFT

And while it’s true, Thanksgiving Day is not officially marked in December, if there is any month in the year we should emphasis giving thanks to God, it is the month where most of us mark the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger in Bethlehem, fulfilling God’s promises through His prophets to send a savior to redeem all who would receive Him. This gift of God is more valuable than any other gift could be. There is nothing that could be wrapped and placed under a lighted tree to even compare with it. So remember, as you hopefully gather with people you love during this season, feast on delicious food, and unwrap presents, the greatest gift is not under that tree. God provided it on another tree, the tree of Calvary, where Jesus shed His blood to give the gift of salvation. Truth is, Christmas as Thanksgiving could not be more appropriate.

10/30/2025

Our November Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

THE ACT OF THANKFULNESS

“Be ye thankful” Colossians 3:15

PAUL’F EPISTLES

In many of Paul's epistles to the church, he included sections encouraging believers to live out and abound in their faith. In Colossians 3, Paul’s suggestions to produce this result included:

Spiritual disciplines:

• Seek things which are above – v1
• Set your affections on things above – v2
• Mortify your members and the sinful desires that reside in them – v5
• Don’t lie – v8
• Put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge of Christ – v10
• Let the peace of God rule in your hearts – v15
• Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly – v16
• Sing spiritual songs with grace in your heart – v17

Actions toward others:

• Put off anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth – v7
• Put on mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering – v12
• Put up with one another – v13
• Forgive one another – v13
• Put on love, the bond of perfectness – v14

Paul gave other suggestions as well, all of which are beneficial for walking out the victorious Christian life.

ONE MORE SUGGESTION

Paul also admonished the church to "be ye thankful" (Colossians 3:15). There are few spiritual disciplines that will outproduce thankfulness in the Christian life. And it isn’t a challenge to identify blessings that should evoke thankfulness in us. A couple of examples are:

• Material blessings – Food on the table and so much more
• Love – Both from God and others

Of course, the blessing we should be most thankful for is the gift of salvation in Jesus, and all that it affords to those who receive it. In Colossians chapter 3, Paul told the church their lives are "hid with Christ in God” and when he does, “appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:3-4). The spiritual disciplines and the acts toward others, though both are difficult at times, are worth every effort when we realize our end. And that makes me thankful.

09/30/2025

Our October Devotion. We pray it is a blessing
I WILL
“I will” Psalm 101:1

A PSALM OF DAVID

Of the 150 Psalms included in the Book of Psalms, 73 are associated with David. We know that through information provided through the Psalm titles which appear before the first verse of the Psalms. Of these 73, 54 are labeled Psalms of David. And while a few Psalms, 14 to be exact, provide additional information which allows us to know where, or why, or about who or what event David wrote them, Psalm 101 is simply labeled, ‘A Psalm of David’.

THE ‘I WILL’S’ OF PSALM 101

Even though we are not provided with any specifics surrounding this Psalm, in it David makes some emphatic declarations. He announces several of his intentions by saying, “I will”. Let’s look at three of them.

I WILL SING

David said, “I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.” (Psalm 101:1). Singing can involve celebration. It can also inspire contemplation. It is also about focus. When singing we hone in on the subject of the song. David said he would sing of:
• Mercy – Consider your life without God’s mercy. The bleakness of that possibility is daunting.
• Judgment – David could have sung about several aspects of judgment. Perhaps he was thinking about God’s judgment of his enemies.
But after examining the rest of the Psalm, I believe he was contemplating his own coming judgment before God. Perhaps singing about that, God as judge, and his own appointment at the divine judgment seat, is what led his to his next, “I will” statement.

I WILL BEHAVE MYSELF WISELY

When we sing about, or reflect upon, God’s judgment it can lead to profound moments when we consider how we should conduct ourselves in light of that future event. That was no doubt what David was thinking about when he said, “I will behave myself wisely….” (Psalm 101:2). Wise behavior leads to better outcomes and a more peaceful heart concerning the judgment.

I WILL SET NO WICKED THING BEFORE ME

It seems these previous two ‘I wills’ led David to meditate on paths he should take so he could joyfully sing of God’s mercy and judgment, while behaving himself wisely now. He must have thought about this deeply, and concluded that to do this, he had to take a stand and declare, “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes” (Psalm 101:3). This is not easy to accomplish in this present wicked age. But a determined “I will” in this direction would surely be pleasing to the Lord.

08/30/2025

Our September Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.
THE RIVER
“There is a river” Psalm 46:4

THE FAMOUS MISSISSIPPI

Contrary to what many may believe, the Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the United States, behind the Missouri, but it is by far the most famous. The lore around it has inspired:

• Books – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are two examples
• Songs – 'Ole Man River" is a famous example, though there are many
• Plays – ‘Show Boat’ is one

THE MISSISSIPPI’S LESS THAN MIGHTY BEGINNINGS

If you saw its headwaters, where it actually begins, the word mighty wouldn’t come to mind. Its origin is in North Central Minnesota, where waters from Lake Itasca overflow into what appears to be a small creek. At this point, it is only 20 feet across bank to bank. There is a single board laid across that people can walk over.

THE MISSISSIPPI’S MIGHTY IMPACT

It doesn't remain a small creek, however. It:

• Measures a half-mile wide in spots
• Flows 2,340 miles to its climax in the Louisiana Delta
• Runs through 10 states and major cities such as St. Louis,
Memphis, and New Orleans
• Provides drinking water for tens of millions of people
• Supports a 400 billion dollar per year shipping industry
• Supports countless other jobs in agriculture and other fields

MORE THAN ITS BEGINNING

With such small beginnings in Minnesota, how does the Mississippi become the force it is? That happens through its tributary system. The Mississippi becomes mighty when the waters of countless lakes and streams in 32 states flow into its watershed. This watershed includes bodies of water from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains.

OTHER RIVERS

Jesus referred to another river. He said of it, “He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). Followers of Christ are commissioned to tell others about the availability of this river and the life-giving spiritual water available in it. Our efforts may seem small, like the Mississippi at specific points, but when we come together as the Mississippi's tributaries do, we can create significant momentum in this effort. Jesus also described a river to John in Revelation 22:1. “And He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb”. On either side of that river is the tree of life whose fruit heals the nations (Revelation 22:2). I want to partake of that water. I want to help others do the same.

07/30/2025

Our August Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

I WON’T DO IT
“Mine hand shall not” I Samuel 24:12

THE PROVOCATION OF DAVID

The truth is the truth, no matter what anyone says. And as David stood in that cave in En-gedi that day, the truth was as follows: David.
• Did not deserve Saul’s jealousy and hatred.
• Had served Saul and Israel faithfully.
• Had been obedient to Saul.
• Had risked his life to prove his loyalty to Saul.
• Was guiltless in the face of Saul’s accusations.

Yet, despite these truths, David found himself living a fugitive's life, constantly running from Saul.

THAT DAY IN THE CAVE

And then there he was. King Saul was in En-gedi pursuing David. But as with all of us, nature called, and Saul went into a nearby cave for privacy to attend to his needs. It was the cave where David and his men were hiding from Saul. In the back of the cave, David's men assured him God had brought Saul into that cave so David could kill him and end Saul’s unjust pursuit. At that moment, David must have contemplated the many provocations he had experienced at the hands of Saul and his acolytes, which in the minds of many would have justified David taking his revenge on his enemy. Was it a partial yielding to those wholly justified temptations that compelled him to cut off a small piece of Saul’s laid-aside clothes? Or did he plan to use it as he did to prove to Saul he could have killed him? Whatever his thoughts, immediately, he regretted doing it. He held his men back from harming Saul.

THEIR SHARED EXPERIENCE

As any good soldier would, David let Saul get a reasonable distance away before revealing his location. He called to Saul and bowed himself to the ground. David then showed him the proof that he could have killed him that day, which so many were telling Saul was David's goal, if he had wanted to. But David believed something. Something true. And that was the truth that God had anointed Saul to be captain of His people. David was the only other person on earth at that time who knew the transformative power of that experience. He knew what that touch of God had meant to him. And Saul had known that as well. And whatever had happened, David honored Saul as having been touched by God.

MINE HAND SHALL NOT

Therefore, David believed it would be wrong for him to harm Saul. And that belief caused him to vow to Saul, “Mine hand shall not be upon thee". His conviction on this issue overpowered the advice of others, and whatever provocation came, and would come, his way. We used to call that holding a conviction. A, no matter what happens, I believe this, and I will not yield in a way contrary to this truth. Oh God, renew the power of conviction in your people. We need it so.

06/30/2025

Our July Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

LOW POINTS
“How are they increased that trouble me” Psalm 3:1

SOMETHING WE ALL UNDERSTAND

I don’t think I would find much argument with the following statement: sometimes life is tough. While day-to-day struggles can be exhausting, life also contains low points that go beyond the everyday. These are challenging times when circumstances prove exceedingly difficult to cope with. Low points are characterized by feeling overwhelmed by events, overcome by fears and overburdened by troubles. Relationship troubles, financial turmoil, loss, or a variety of other woes can bring about a low period. And it is a place we have all been.

DAVID’S LOW POINTS

David knew a lot about challenging times. We could easily identify several.
• The shock of King Saul turning on him due to jealousy and seeking to kill him.
• His years of living like a fugitive to avoid Saul.
• The rebuke he received through Nathan the prophet and the subsequent loss of his infant son due to his sin against God.
• The r**e of his daughter Tamar by her half-brother Ammon.
• His son Absalom killing Ammon in revenge for that r**e.
Others could easily be classified as a low point.

DAVID’S LOWEST POINT

Another low point awaited David when his son Absalom engineered and executed a plot to seize the throne, forcing King David, Absalom’s father, to flee Jerusalem for his life. Absalom's shameful act was all the more heartbreaking because of David's intense love for his handsome son. And later, when news reached David of Absalom's death in battle, David almost succumbed to the grief.

PSALM 3

David wrote about this low point in his life in Psalm 3. He remembered:
• It as a time when his troublers, and those who rose against him, had increased in number.
• The taunts from his enemies who said, "There is no help for him in God".
But from the other side of this low point, he also recalled:
• God had been his shield, his glory, and the lifter of his head.
• God had heard his cry from this low place.
• God sustained him.
• “Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people". His fears were unwarranted.

You may be at a low point. Ponder the lessons David learned. God will arise and lift you as well.

06/01/2025

Our June Devotion - We pray it is a blessing

THE KEY TO GREATNESS
“Made me great” II Samuel 22:36

THE GREATNESS OF DAVID

In Scripture, the word great, or the idea of greatness is frequently bestowed upon David. Examples abound, including:
• His battle with Goliath – This was the initial exploit that brought him to the nation's attention. In its aftermath, Saul’s son Jonathan said of David’s defeat of Goliath, “the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel” (I Samuel 19:5).
• His battles with the Philistines – David's victories over the Philistines were described as great slaughters in the winner take all warfare of those days – 1 Samuel 19:8, 23:5.
• Saul acknowledged his greatness – Saul, David’s predecessor as king, who spent years trying to kill David out of jealousy, said of David, “thou shalt… do great things” (I Samuel 26:25).

Saul’s prediction proved prescient. After being crowned king, “David went on, and grew great” (II Samuel 5:1-10). He had a great:
• Name – II Samuel 7:9
• Legacy – God promised the continuation of his house for a great while to come – II Samuel 7:19

A GREAT FAILURE

Of course, everything he did wasn't great in a positive direction. His failure concerning Bathsheba and Uriah, according to Nathan the prophet, gave "great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme" (II Samuel 11:1-12:14). It also brought great sadness to David in his later years.

THE SECRET TO HIS GREATNESS

David was also a noted musician. His skillful playing first brought him into palace court life (I Samuel 16:17-23). According to Samuel, David was also handsome and easy on the eye (1 Samuel 16:12), but others could play and were attractive. What was different about David? Or rather, what did he credit his rise from the sheep pen to the throne to? In II Samuel 22 and the nearly identical Psalm 18, David expresses his thoughts on his journey after reaching the pinnacle. In it, he does several things, including praising God for:

• Delivering him from his enemies– II Samuel 22:1, 4
• All He had been to him – II Samuel 22:2-4
• Hearing his cries for help – II Samuel 22:4, 7

But he said something in II Samuel 22:36 that directly answered why David is great. That verse says, "Thy gentleness hath made me great." David knew that no matter his pleasant appearance, musical ability, excellent battlefield abilities, and any other trait or gift, he did not merit inhabiting the place God had brought him to. He recognized that without God dealing gently with him, in all his human frailties, he would not have reached the level of greatness he did. That's a universal truth. Our hopes depend on God dealing gently with us. Thank God He does.

04/30/2025

Our May Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

THE INCIDENT AT KEILAH
I Samuel 23

KEILAH

Outside of I Samuel 23, the town of Keilah is only mentioned twice in the Bible. It is listed among the cities given to the tribe of Judah by Joshua in Joshua 15:44. Later, its rulers at the time, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian Captivity (Nehemiah 3:17, 18). Additional information about the town learned from I Samuel 23 includes its fortification with walls and gates - Verse 7; and it being a farming community in need of threshing floors - Verse 1. Other than these examples, Keilah is not prominent enough to merit further mention.

THE BACKSTORY
King Saul had dropped all pretense about his active plan to kill David. David was in the early days of the years he would spend hiding like a fugitive from Saul wherever he could. The incident at Keilah occurred early in that period. David and his men were moving around in the wilderness areas of Judah when Abiathar, the priest, found him and told him Saul had ordered the slaughter of all the Lord's priests because he believed Abiathar’s father had assisted David in escaping from Saul (I Samuel 22). David accepted Abiathar into his group with a promise to protect him.

WHAT BROUGHT DAVID TO KEILAH

David then received word that the Philistines planned to attack and pillage Keilah (I Samuel 23:1). He asked God if he should go and the Lord said Go. (I Samuel 23:2). His men were reluctant to expose themselves in this way. Still, after praying again and receiving God's promise of victory, they won the battle, saving the inhabitants of Keilah (I Samuel 23:3-5). I wonder if David thought he might have found a place to live behind its walls and gates and among a people grateful because of what he had done for them? If he thought that, he was soon proven wrong.

THE BETRAYAL AT KEILAH

Saul was soon informed of David’s whereabouts and said I have him now, shut in and ripe for the taking. David heard about Saul’s plans to attack Keilah and sought the Lord to discover if he should stay in there or leave (I Samuel 23:9-10). He asked the Lord if the men of Keilah, who David had just saved the lives and futures of, would turn him over to Saul (I Samuel 23:11-12). The Lord told him they would betray and turn him over to Saul (I Samuel 23:12).

DAVID’S RESPONSE

David, who was in Keilah out of his desire to obey God, could have at that moment, in bitter rage, destroyed the inhabitants of Keilah as he had the Philistines. But he didn't. The future king simply got his men and his things and left. He left to resume a life on the move, trying to stay a step ahead of Saul, his heart still fixed on serving God. We all have experienced situations where we did what we could to help someone out of our desire to serve the Lord and then have them turn on us in one way or another. It's not easy to face that kind of letdown. But David kept his eyes on his Lord and was greatly rewarded - just a little food for thought for anyone facing disappointment.

03/31/2025

Our April Devotion. We pray it is a blessing.

SATISFACTION
“Satisfy us” Psalm 90:14

NATURAL SATISFACTION
Satisfaction in this temporary, natural realm is fleeting. The hunger for food, once satiated, will return. The thirst and need for liquids are frequent and can quickly become pressing. The desire for sleep and rest filled by the night in a warm bed will again be very present in a few hours. You will need more money to pay more bills almost as soon as the last payment is processed. I could go on with more examples, but again, I will say that satisfaction in this temporary, natural realm is fleeting. But for the Child of God this knowledge of returning need in this life can also be quenched by the Promise of God, "who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:5). Our God is good and has promised to meet and satisfy our natural needs.

SUSTAINING SATISFACTION
But the soul has needs as well. Thankfully, God's Word also promises satisfaction that will sustain us spiritually while we presently deal with our natural hunger. This promised provision covers what we need to gift soul satisfaction while living our natural lives. This satisfaction includes:
• His causing us to approach Him – Psalm 65:5. Our Holy God had to divinely provide a way for men steeped in sin to come into His presence.
• Forgiveness – “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities…” – Psalm 103:3. The limited and temporary path available in the Old Testament has given way to the Cross of Calvary where Jesus’ blood atones for the sin of all who will believe on Him and receive His gift.
• Mercy – “Satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days" – Psalm 90:14. His allowing us to approach Him and providing forgiveness is impossible to explain without acknowledging that it all flows from His mercy; His desire to lift our burdens and ease our pain.
The cumulative effect of these acts and promises of God fulfills His goal in Psalm 107:9: "For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness”.

FURTHER SATISFACTION
As Bible students know, there is much more satisfaction to come when we experience His presence and provision without our incessant natural needs commanding our attention. Our hearts can only dream of all that will entail and the satisfaction it will yield.
AND YET
David had experienced God's provision, often miraculously, in his life. He knew God could provide bountifully even in the wilderness. David knew the relief of being fed and watered in times of trouble and lack. And yet he longed for a satisfaction beyond the natural. He put it this way, "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness" (Psalm 17:15). The ultimate satisfaction experience is described succinctly. Lord, may all your people long for that today.

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