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Dominion and Awe Belong to God

24 Thursday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 103:13-18

Heavenly Father,
you are matchless.
There is none like you.
Your compassion is astonishing.
Your grandeur is beyond my ability to even imagine.
I love you, LORD.
I bow in awe.
Amen.

— — —

“Dominion and awe belong to God;
    he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
Can his forces be numbered?
    On whom does his light not rise?
How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?
If even the moon is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being, who is only a worm!”
(Job 25:2-6 NIV)*

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Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“


This biblically accurate novel is ideal for the Lent/Easter season.
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When Jesus Saw Their Faith

23 Wednesday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 103:7-12

Heavenly Father,
because of your love,
mercy, and grace I want to serve you.
Please accept my feeble attempts
at loving you back.
Jesus,
your forgiveness leaves me
with a debt of love I cannot pay.
Amen.

— — —

Some men came,
bringing to him a paralyzed man,
carried by four of them. 
Since they could not get him to Jesus
because of the crowd,
they made an opening in the roof above Jesus
by digging through it
and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 
When Jesus saw their faith,
he said to the paralyzed man,
“Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Now some teachers of the law
were sitting there,
thinking to themselves,
“Why does this fellow talk like that?
He’s blaspheming!
Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit
that this was what they were thinking in their hearts,
and he said to them,
“Why are you thinking these things?
Which is easier:
to say to this paralyzed man,
‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or to say,
‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?
But I want you to know
that the Son of Man
has authority on earth to forgive sins.”
So he said to the man,
“I tell you, get up,
take your mat and go home.”
He got up, took his mat
and walked out in full view of them all.
This amazed everyone
and they praised God, saying,
“We have never seen anything like this!”
(Mark 2:3-12 NIV)*

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Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“


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Praying and Singing Hymns to God,

22 Tuesday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 103:1-6

Heavenly Father,
I genuinely want to learn to praise you
in all situations.
You are always good,
loving, and worthy of praise.
Along with David I declare,
“Praise the LORD, my soul!”
Amen.

— — —

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas,
and the magistrates ordered them
to be stripped and beaten with rods.
After they had been severely flogged,
they were thrown into prison,
and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
When he received these orders,
he put them in the inner cell
and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God,
and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake
that the foundations of the prison were shaken.
At once all the prison doors flew open,
and everyone’s chains came loose.
The jailer woke up,
and when he saw the prison doors open,
he drew his sword and was about to kill himself
because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
But Paul shouted,
“Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

The jailer called for lights,
rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
He then brought them out and asked,
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

They replied,
“Believe in the Lord Jesus,
and you will be saved—
you and your household.”
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him
and to all the others in his house.
At that hour of the night
the jailer took them and washed their wounds;
then immediately he and all his household were baptized.
(Acts 16:22-33 NIV)*

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Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“


This biblically accurate novel is ideal for the Lent/Easter season.
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All Fades, But God Remains

21 Monday Apr 2025

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 102:23-28
In the course of my life he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.
So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on through all generations.
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.
The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you” (NIV). *

Reflection
We like to think that we are the captains of our own destiny—the masters of our own future—and to some extent we are. We can determine our attitude and response to many situations. But eventually the truth will hit home. Our ultimate destiny is in God’s hands. We cannot determine how tall we will grow, or the color of our eyes or our skin. These are matters that are beyond our control.

God has predetermined the number of our days on this earth. Jesus said, “Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered” (Matthew 10:30). So, I also expect that God knows the exact number of breaths that you and I will breathe.

In today’s reading from Psalm 102, the psalmist is coming to grips with his own mortality. He laments: In the course of my life he [the LORD] broke my strength; he cut short my days. So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations” (v. 23-24)

The LORD is the great everlasting constant. Our days may be numbered, but God’s are not. He is the ageless One without beginning of days or end of life. Even the earth itself may wear out, but He remains. “In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end” (25-27).

If even the earth will perish and wear out, what hope is there for us? But in the next breath the psalmist provides us with hope. “The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you” (v. 28).

Response: Father God, I want to live in your presence now and in eternity. Establish my children before you. They are gifts from your hand. You are constant and I want to live in constant praise of you. Amen.

Your Turn: Are you in control of your life or is God in control? Are you yielded to Him and ready to do His will?

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Peace Be with You

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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Luke 24:1-12

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

While they were still talking about this,
Jesus himself stood among them
and said to them,
“Peace be with you.”

They were startled and frightened,
thinking they saw a ghost.
He said to them,
“Why are you troubled,
and why do doubts rise in your minds?
Look at my hands and my feet.
It is I myself!
Touch me and see;
a ghost does not have flesh and bones,
as you see I have.”

When he had said this,
he showed them his hands and feet. 
And while they still did not believe it
because of joy and amazement,
he asked them,
“Do you have anything here to eat?”
They gave him a piece of broiled fish,
and he took it and ate it in their presence.

He said to them,
“This is what I told you
while I was still with you:
Everything must be fulfilled
that is written about me in the Law of Moses,
the Prophets and the Psalms.”

Then he opened their minds
so they could understand the Scriptures. 
He told them,
“This is what is written:
The Messiah will suffer
and rise from the dead on the third day,
and repentance for the forgiveness of sins
will be preached in his name to all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things.
I am going to send you
what my Father has promised;
but stay in the city
until you have been clothed
with power from on high.” *

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He Is Not Here; He Has Risen!

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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Luke 24:1-12

Jesus Has Risen

On the first day of the week,
very early in the morning,
the women took the spices they had prepared
and went to the tomb. 
They found the stone rolled away
from the tomb, 
but when they entered,
they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 
While they were wondering about this,
suddenly two men in clothes
that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 
In their fright the women bowed down
with their faces to the ground,
but the men said to them,
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? 
He is not here; he has risen!
Remember how he told you,
while he was still with you in Galilee: 
‘The Son of Man must be delivered over
to the hands of sinners,
be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 
Then they remembered his words.

When they came back from the tomb,
they told all these things to the Eleven
and to all the others. 
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna,
Mary the mother of James,
and the others with them
who told this to the apostles. 
But they did not believe the women,
because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 
Peter, however,
got up and ran to the tomb.
Bending over,
he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves,
and he went away,
wondering to himself what had happened. *

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He Asked for Jesus’ Body

19 Saturday Apr 2025

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Luke 23:50-56

The Burial of Jesus

Now there was a man named Joseph,
a member of the Council,
a good and upright man,
who had not consented to their decision and action.
He came from the Judean town of Arimathea,
and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.
Going to Pilate,
he asked for Jesus’ body.
Then he took it down,
wrapped it in linen cloth
and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock,
one in which no one had yet been laid.
It was Preparation Day,
and the Sabbath was about to begin.

The women
who had come with Jesus from Galilee
followed Joseph and saw the tomb
and how his body was laid in it.
Then they went home
and prepared spices and perfumes.
But they rested on the Sabbath
in obedience to the commandment. *

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They Crucified Him There

18 Friday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 102:18-22

Heavenly Father,
 I thank you for your intervention in my life.
You have given me a story to tell—
a testimony to your amazing grace.
Help me to carry that testimony to a future generation—
a generation that is not yet born. 
Amen.

— — —

 Two other men, both criminals,
were also led out with him to be executed.
When they came to the place called the Skull,
they crucified him there,
along with the criminals—
one on his right, the other on his left.
Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing.”
And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

The people stood watching,
and the rulers even sneered at him.
They said,
“He saved others;
let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah,
the Chosen One.”

The soldiers also came up and mocked him.
They offered him wine vinegar and said,
“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

There was a written notice above him,
which read:
This Is the King of the Jews.

One of the criminals
who hung there hurled insults at him:
“Aren’t you the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!”

But the other criminal rebuked him.
“Don’t you fear God,” he said,
“since you are under the same sentence?
We are punished justly,
for we are getting what our deeds deserve.
But this man has done nothing wrong.”

Then he said,
“Jesus, remember me
when you come into your kingdom.”

Jesus answered him,
“Truly I tell you,
today you will be with me in paradise.”
(Luke 23:32-43, NIV)*

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Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“

An Immensely Readable Historical Fiction about Easter and the Passion of Christ. Recommended!

I’ve read this book and enjoyed it. It is biblically accurate and any dramatization never went beyond the realm of reality and plausibility. The thorough research behind the writing is quite obvious.
Kitz keeps a tight pace through the narrative and keeps it true to the spirit of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection without ever getting preachy.
I wished there were more books like this. It’s a historical fiction, for sure, but there was nothing within the fiction that would contradict what the Gospels in the Bible describe.
Best of all, the book is intended for general readership and not restricted to Christians. For anyone who would like to enjoy an immensely readable, dramatic, emotional, and accurate account of Easter and the time leading up to it, I highly recommend “The Soldier Who Killed a King.” For Christians, it’s a great read for Lent and Easter. — Fast Eddie


This biblically accurate novel is ideal for the Lent/Easter season.
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This Is My Body Given for You

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 102:12-17

Heavenly Father,
reign in my life.
Jesus, you are King forever.
I bow my knee to you.
Give me ears that hear
what you are saying to me today and always.
I wait with faith and expectation
for you to show me your favor.
Amen.

— — —

And he [Jesus] took bread,
gave thanks and broke it, 
and gave it to them, saying, 
“This is my body given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way,
after the supper he took the cup, saying, 
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
which is poured out for you.
But the hand of him
who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.
The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. 
But woe to that man who betrays him!”
They began to question among themselves
which of them it might be who would do this.
(Luke 22:19-18, NIV)*

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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.

Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“

An Immensely Readable Historical Fiction about Easter and the Passion of Christ. Recommended!

I’ve read this book and enjoyed it. It is biblically accurate and any dramatization never went beyond the realm of reality and plausibility. The thorough research behind the writing is quite obvious.
Kitz keeps a tight pace through the narrative and keeps it true to the spirit of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection without ever getting preachy.
I wished there were more books like this. It’s a historical fiction, for sure, but there was nothing within the fiction that would contradict what the Gospels in the Bible describe.
Best of all, the book is intended for general readership and not restricted to Christians. For anyone who would like to enjoy an immensely readable, dramatic, emotional, and accurate account of Easter and the time leading up to it, I highly recommend “The Soldier Who Killed a King.” For Christians, it’s a great read for Lent and Easter. — Fast Eddie


This biblically accurate novel is ideal for the Lent/Easter season.
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The Passover Lamb Had to Be Sacrificed

15 Tuesday Apr 2025

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

 Reading: Psalm 101:5-8

Heavenly Father,
I want to be your friend.
I want to love you
because you first loved me
and showed that love
through your son, Jesus.
Help me to choose my friends wisely
as I let your life and joy shine through me.
Amen.

— — —

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread
on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 
“Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

He replied, 
“As you enter the city,
a man carrying a jar of water will meet you.
Follow him to the house that he enters,
and say to the owner of the house,
‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room,
where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
He will show you a large room upstairs,
all furnished.
Make preparations there.”

They left and found things
just as Jesus had told them. 
So they prepared the Passover.
(Luke 22:7-13, NIV)*

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Today’s review of “The Soldier Who Killed a King“

 Great Historical Fiction on the Crucifixion

Thoroughly enjoyed this book during the last part of Lent. Kitz did a great job of bringing a new view of Passion Week without distorting the Biblical account. — D. Norris


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