“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” Psalm 16:5 In the NIV this verse reads, “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure.” We all know what an assignment is. In school, the…
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 How do you view your day? Do you wake up every morning, thanking the Lord for a good night’s rest and for another day that He has given you to serve…
“And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:……..Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest;…………..He shall build an house for my name.” I Chronicles…
“For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.” I Chronicles 15:13. The NLT puts it this way: “We failed to ask God how to move it properly.” David had made…
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 1:23 I was meditating on this verse a few days ago during my morning devotions and decided to break it down word for word. I came up with the following: The — definite article LORD — The supreme…
“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.” Psalm 119:36-37 KJV “Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life…
“Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God;” I Samuel 25:29 David was on his way to punish Nabal, because he had refused to provide food…
“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Psalm 73:25-26 When we are young, sometimes we do not really appreciate what…
“Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.” Psalm 77:19 The NLT version of this verse is: “Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there!” My brother and I…