Teach us to number our days

12 Wednesday Aug 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Reading: Psalm 90:7-12 (NIV)*

We are consumed by your anger
    and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins in the light of your presence.
All our days pass away under your wrath;
    we finish our years with a moan.
Our days may come to seventy years,
    or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
    for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
If only we knew the power of your anger!
    Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Reflection

The finite nature of our lives here on planet earth should cause us to give serious thought to how we spend the days that we have been allotted. Once we reach the age of forty, roughly half of our life is over. Some claim it’s all downhill from that point forward. Life seems to speed up—to pass by quickly— as we careen toward our demise.

Moses concludes his prayer here in Psalm 90 with these words: Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (v. 12).

No one wants to reach the end of their days and then realize that they have wasted their life. In our hearts, we all want to have a meaningful life filled with purpose. Much of that striving for success and our drive for a long list of accomplishments comes from a desire for meaning and purpose in life. Moses certainly had a string of achievements on his resume before the LORD called him home. He was after all the liberator of a nation. He was revered as a great leader and the great law giver. But was that due to Moses’ great ambition?

The Bible paints a different picture of Moses. When God called him into service, Moses resisted. The adopted son of Pharaoh was content to shepherd a few sheep on the backside of the desert. But God had other plans—bigger plans. This is what we are told about Moses. Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth (Numbers 12:3).

Perhaps true wisdom begins with humility—with knowing our place in the grand scheme of things. It starts as it did for Moses by hearing God’s call and ultimately being willing to obey, whatever that takes and wherever that takes us.

Response

LORD, teach me to number my days, so I may gain a heart of wisdom. Give me ears to hear what you are saying to me. I want to live a meaningful life filled with purpose coming from you. Amen.

Your Turn

Are you numbering your days or are they numbering you? Are you following God’s call and purpose for your life?

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Jesus Presented in the Temple

11 Tuesday Aug 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 90: 1-6(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I thank you for being the author
of this wonderful thing called life.
Today, I want to live in humble thanksgiving and praise to you.
Let my work, words, and conduct honor you.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Presented in the Temple

When the time came
for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,
Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord,
“Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”),
and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord:
“a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon,
who was righteous and devout.
He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was on him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit
that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts.
When the parents brought in the child Jesus
to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
    you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”

The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel,
and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.
And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

There was also a prophet,
Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was very old;
she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple but worshiped night and day,
fasting and praying.
Coming up to them at that very moment,
she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
And the child grew and became strong;
he was filled with wisdom,
and the grace of God was on him.
(Luke 2:22-40).

* * *

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:
He has given us of his Spirit.
(1 John 4:13 NIV)

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Everything is Mist

11 Tuesday Aug 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Reading: Psalm 90:1-6 (NIV)*

A prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
    throughout all generations.
 Before the mountains were born
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.
Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.

Reflection

In case you have not noticed, your life on this earth is temporal. It won’t last forever. In fact, there is very little on this earth that fits into the “lasts forever category.” My car fits well into this rusty, temporal category. My physical body will suffer a similar fate. My morning aches and pains remind me of this outcome. In this psalm Moses states the obvious when he makes this declaration: You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals” (v. 3).

James, the brother of our Lord, makes a similar observation:  You should know better than to say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to the city. We will do business there for a year and make a lot of money!” What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears (James 4:13-14, CEV).

Only God stands apart, above and beyond this temporal world. He is the ageless One, untouched by time. This assertion holds true. A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night (v. 4).

The entire book of Ecclesiastes addresses the topic of the temporal nature of human life. Glenn Fobert has written an excellent book that explains the true meaning of that puzzling book: Everything Is Mist: Ecclesiastes on Life in a Puzzling and Troubled Temporary World.

Life is not meaningless or vanity. According to Fobert, scholars have mistranslated the Hebrew word for mist in Ecclesiastes. Life is like a morning fog that lifts, and is gone. Where has it gone? It goes to the eternal One, the Creator of all life. How then should we live? Ecclesiastes gives us the answer. Simply live in full reverence and praise to your Maker.

Response

LORD God, I thank you for being the author of this wonderful thing called life. Today, I want to live in humble thanksgiving and praise to you. Let my work, words, and conduct honor you. Amen.

Your Turn

Is the Lord your dwelling place? Are you at home with Him?

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The Birth of Jesus

10 Monday Aug 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 89: 46-52(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I thank you for Jesus,
the Christ, the anointed One.
Thank you for your death,
burial, and resurrection.
I join with the psalmist in saying,
“Praise be to the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.”

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Birth of Jesus

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree
that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
And everyone went to their own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,
to Bethlehem the town of David,
because he belonged to the house and line of David.
He went there to register with Mary,
who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger,
because there was no guest room available for them.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
 But the angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
he is the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared
with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven,
the shepherds said to one another,
“Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph,
and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
When they had seen him,
they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen,
which were just as they had been told.
 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus,
the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
(Luke 2:1-21).

* * *

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:
He has given us of his Spirit.
(1 John 4:13 NIV)

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King Now & Forevermore

10 Monday Aug 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Reading: Psalm 89:46-52 (NIV)*

How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?
 Remember how fleeting is my life.
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?
Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked,
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
Praise be to the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.

Reflection

Many people believe that Christ is Jesus’ last name. That is not true. The Bible does not tell us Jesus’ family name. Often, he is identified by the town that he is from—Jesus of Nazareth. What then is the significance of the word Christ or Khristos in the Greek? Christ is a title. One might even call it a job description. It means the anointed one, the one designated by God to rule and reign over his people. The Greek word Khristos or Christ corresponds to the Hebrew word Mashiach or Messiah. The anointed one or Christ was and is the son of David, who rules over the house of Jacob and the Israel of God. Just as David was anointed to be king of Israel, Jesus is anointed to be our king for this life and eternity.  

When we read Psalm 89 with the understanding that the anointed one is also the Christ, the psalm takes on a whole new layer of meaning. Yes, during the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the anointed one was mocked. But this is also true of Jesus, the anointed Son of David, who was led off to be crucified outside the city gate. These words were fulfilled in Christ: Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations, the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one (v. 50-51).

But there is a significant difference between the Old Testament, anointed one, and our New Testament Christ. The psalmist asks this question: Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave? (v. 48)

The implicit answer is that no one can escape death and the grave. But… but there is One—One, who tasted death on our behalf—One, who escaped the power of the grave. His name is Jesus. He is the Christ, the anointed One, and our Messiah. He is the One who by virtue of the resurrection is King now and forevermore.

Response

LORD God, I thank you for Jesus, the Christ, the anointed One. Thank you for your death, burial, and resurrection. I join with the psalmist in saying, “Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.”

Your Turn

In what way is Christ a job description? What job has he done and is he doing for you?

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A Devotional Journey through the Epistle of James

09 Sunday Aug 2026

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Day 3: Joyful Endurance

My friends, be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble.
You know you learn to endure by having your faith tested.
But you must learn to endure everything,
so you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything.
(James 1:2-4, CEV)

Reflection

James begins his letter with a direct imperative command. My friends, be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble (v. 2). This is one of the distinguishing features of James’ writing style. He uses imperative (command) statements more than any New Testament writer. There are 104 verses in the Epistle of James and 52 of them are commands. He does not have suggestions for us; James has direct commands.

In this respect, James has a teaching style that reflects the heart and voice of his older brother, Jesus. After Jesus set forth how his followers should live with his Sermon on the Mount, the people responded to his message with this observation:

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. (Matthew 7:28-29, NIV)

Be glad, even if you have a lot of trouble. (v.1) This is not an easy command. It’s like asking for the impossible. I tend to whine, complain, and get angry when I have a lot of trouble. I become upset because I feel I deserve better. Do you respond like me?

But James calls for a different response. He asks us to look past the current situation and take the long view—the Christ-centered eternal perspective.

You know you learn to endure by having your faith tested. But you must learn to endure everything, so you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything. (vs. 3-4)

Christ wants our maturity, not our childish temper tantrums. Joy and gladness reflect the true nature of our redeemed status as children of God most high. A tested faith is a true faith. Similarly, Paul calls us to live on this higher plane:

… but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5, NIV)

Response

Lord God, help me to persevere in times of testing. I want to have a joyful, thankful heart even when the way is difficult. You want me to have a mature faith that shines for you. Amen.

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As Long as the Heavens Endure

08 Saturday Aug 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to Psalm 89:19-29 read by Jonathan Dent.

Reading: Psalm 89:19-29 (NIV)*

Once you spoke in a vision,
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
The enemy will not get the better of him;
the wicked will not oppress him.
I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
My faithful love will be with him,
and through my name his horn will be exalted.
I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.’
And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.
I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Response

LORD God, I am thankful for Jesus. I am thankful that in the dark long ago you devised a plan to send a Savior to this world. You sent a better son than David. You sent Jesus to redeem me from the bondage of sin and a sentence of death. Thank you, Lord Jesus! Amen.

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The Birth of John the Baptist

07 Friday Aug 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 89: 38-45(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
my trust is in you and your word.
Creator God, I want my faith to be as secure for me
as the earth beneath my feet and the air in my lungs.
You are all around me.
Thank you, Lord.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
The Birth of John the Baptist

When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby,
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy,
and they shared her joy.

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child,
and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,
but his mother spoke up and said,
“No! He is to be called John.”

They said to her,
“There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

Then they made signs to his father,
to find out what he would like to name the child.
He asked for a writing tablet,
and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote,
“His name is John.”
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free,
and he began to speak, praising God.
All the neighbors were filled with awe,
and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 
Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking,
“What then is this child going to be?”
For the Lord’s hand was with him.
(Luke 1:57-66).

* * *

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:
He has given us of his Spirit.
(1 John 4:13 NIV)

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Days of Disaster

07 Friday Aug 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Reading: Psalm 89:38-45 (NIV)*

But you have rejected, you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.
You have broken through all his walls
    and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
All who pass by have plundered him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.
 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.
You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
You have cut short the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.

Reflection

Though we cannot be certain, it seems likely that Psalm 89 was written during the time of the Babylonian invasion of Judea. These were days of disaster brought on by idolatry as the people turned away from God. The rebellious King of Judah suffered a catastrophic defeat as the words of this psalm state: You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame (v. 44-45).

In the last few decades, the church in North America has also experienced a number of defeats or setbacks. Enemies of the Christian faith have arisen and become bold in their attacks. Just as ancient Jerusalem was attacked and laid low, so too Christian belief systems have been under constant assault. The walls and strongholds of our faith have been undermined.

Two unshakeable biblical truths have come under relentless attack. The first is the truth of creation. Our God is the Creator of the universe—the source point of all matter and life. Since the days of Darwin, who incidentally believed in God, atheists have mounted a ferocious attack on this foundational truth. The Christian response has often been jingoistic or at best disjointed. A more coherent and scientifically sound defense is needed.    

The second truth that has been under continual attack is the veracity of the Bible. God’s holy word is mocked and routinely discredited especially at our universities. The word of God is our stronghold. Repeatedly it has been proven to be accurate, reliable, and true. Archeologists and scholars have marvelled at the veracity and authenticity of God’s word. But the real proof of the inerrancy of God’s word does not merely come from scholarly research. It comes from the transformed lives of believers.

Response

LORD God, my trust is in you and your word. Creator God, I want my faith to be as secure for me as the earth beneath my feet and the air in my lungs. You are all around me. Thank you, Lord. Amen.

Your Turn

Have attacks on your faith caused doubt? How have you overcome?

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Mary’s Song

06 Thursday Aug 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 89: 30-37(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I submit to the reign of Jesus.
You are my King—my King now and forever.
Help me to govern my life according to your will and purpose.
I praise you, my Savior and King. Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Mary’s Song

And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
    holy is his name.
His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
to Abraham and his descendants forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
(Luke 1:46-56).

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This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:
He has given us of his Spirit.
(1 John 4:13 NIV)

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