DAY 108 Read 1 Samuel 25; Psalm 120 and 121; 1 Samuel 26; Psalm 16; 42; and 43.
Today's reading: Still David flees from one hideout to another, but he waits for the Lord to work out his deliverance--even when he could have killed his relentless enemy.
Memory gem: "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance" (Psalm 42:5).
Thought for today:
Turn now to the forty-second psalm and read the eight verse: "Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life." That's what I call happy living--loving-kindness all day long, God's song in the night, and prayer without ceasing.
Friends, we ought to fill our hearts with the Bible. We ought to memorize large sections of the Word of God so that in times of trouble, or when we are alone at night, these great words will come uncalled into our hearts and we can sing, not our song, but God's song. It will be with us in the darkest night.
Life is made up of tears and gladness, sunshine and shadow. Both have a part in our lives. When we find ourselves in the shadows, in the night, it is good to do what the psalmist did, as we read here in Psalm 77:5, 6: "I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and in my spirit made diligent search."
Remember what God has done for you in the past. Think about His great mercies to others, to His own people. That will give you courage and faith for the future. David goes on to say, "I will remember the words of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old" (verse 11). That's what we need to do. That will give us faith even in the night, so we can sing our song and His song in the darkest place.
Today's reading: Still David flees from one hideout to another, but he waits for the Lord to work out his deliverance--even when he could have killed his relentless enemy.
Memory gem: "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance" (Psalm 42:5).
Thought for today:
Turn now to the forty-second psalm and read the eight verse: "Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life." That's what I call happy living--loving-kindness all day long, God's song in the night, and prayer without ceasing.
Friends, we ought to fill our hearts with the Bible. We ought to memorize large sections of the Word of God so that in times of trouble, or when we are alone at night, these great words will come uncalled into our hearts and we can sing, not our song, but God's song. It will be with us in the darkest night.
Life is made up of tears and gladness, sunshine and shadow. Both have a part in our lives. When we find ourselves in the shadows, in the night, it is good to do what the psalmist did, as we read here in Psalm 77:5, 6: "I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and in my spirit made diligent search."
Remember what God has done for you in the past. Think about His great mercies to others, to His own people. That will give you courage and faith for the future. David goes on to say, "I will remember the words of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old" (verse 11). That's what we need to do. That will give us faith even in the night, so we can sing our song and His song in the darkest place.
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