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Daily Archives: September 10, 2026

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

10 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 101, Psalms

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
”


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 101: 1-4 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1001-4-mix-3final.mp3

Dear God,
I want my will to be conformed to your will.
I want to lead a blameless life.
By Jesus’ blood,
grant me a blameless heart
that is determined to love and serve you
for all my days.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

 During those days another large crowd gathered.
Since they had nothing to eat,
Jesus called his disciples to him and said,

 “I have compassion for these people;
they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

 If I send them home hungry,
they will collapse on the way,
because some of them have come a long distance.”

 His disciples answered,
“But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied.

 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks,
he broke them and gave them to his disciples
to distribute to the people, and they did so.

 They had a few small fish as well;
he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

The people ate and were satisfied.
Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls
of broken pieces that were left over.

About four thousand were present.
After he had sent them away,

he got into the boat with his disciples
and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus.
To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.

He sighed deeply and said,
“Why does this generation ask for a sign?
Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.”

 Then he left them,
got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.
(Mark 8:1-13).

* * *

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
We saw his son and are now telling others about him.

(1 John 4:14 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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Sing of Love & Justice

10 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 101, Psalms

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Bathsheba, blameless, commitment, David, Jesus, justice, love, Psalms, sing, sing praise, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1001-4-mix-3final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 101:1-4 (NIV)*

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love and justice;
    to you, L
ORD, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
    when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.
I hate what faithless people do;
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Reflection

Psalm 101 is a call to action or commitment. David, the author of this psalm, commits himself to a course of action. In this short opening portion of the psalm, David makes seven ‘I will’ statements. Each commitment is life altering in some way. 

The first commitment David makes is to sing of the LORD’s justice and love. He is determined to praise his God with a full, joyous awareness of the LORD’s character. This is the true starting point of any sustained relationship with God. The LORD is both loving and just. If we emphasize aspects of God’s justice too much, we risk becoming legalistic. If we focus only on the love of God, His holiness is ignored resulting in a break down in personal responsibility. Within the Godhead there exists a perfect tension between His justice and His love. As God’s servants, we do well when we recognize and maintain that tension.

Twice David uses the word blameless. I will be careful to lead a blameless life—when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart (v. 2). With these words, David has set for himself a high standard—an impossible standard. Did David succeed in reaching his lofty goal? The biblical record leaves no room for doubt. He failed miserably. In his affair with Bathsheba, King David was guilty of both adultery and murder.

Well, what good is there then in setting lofty goals? Why make any ‘I will’ statements if I am doomed to fail? Why not freely look on the vile and indulge in it?

Despite David’s stunning failures, there are many sound reasons for calling ourselves to a high standard. To put it bluntly, God expects it of us. He demands holiness from us—always has—always will. Will we succeed? Of course not. That’s why there’s the gift of repentance. That’s why there’s a Savior named Jesus. He’s the blameless one. I need his sinless record applied to my account.

Response

Dear God, I want my will to be conformed to your will. I want to lead a blameless life. By Jesus’ blood, grant me a blameless heart that is determined to love and serve you for all my days. Amen.

Your Turn

Should we set goals for ourselves? How do you measure the progress in your love for God?


Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

bgbg_v4.3_1501818
* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look, click here.

Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship & Prayer

Psalms 365 Volume II

Psalms 365 vol 3
— Psalms 365 Volume III

Now available:

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