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Godly Sorrow Brings Repentance

12 Friday Sep 2025

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 141:5

LORD God,
please correct me when I err.
When others point out my faults,
help me to receive that correction
with grace and not anger.
Lord Jesus,
you alone are faultless.
Forgive me.
Amen.

— — — —
 
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter,
I do not regret it.
Though I did regret it—
I see that my letter hurt you,
but only for a little while—
yet now I am happy,
not because you were made sorry,
but because your sorrow led you to repentance.
For you became sorrowful as God intended
and so were not harmed in any way by us.
Godly sorrow brings repentance
that leads to salvation and leaves no regret,
but worldly sorrow brings death.
See what this godly sorrow has produced in you:
what earnestness,
what eagerness to clear yourselves,
what indignation, what alarm,
what longing, what concern,
what readiness to see justice done.
At every point you have proved yourselves
to be innocent in this matter.
(2 Corinthians 7:8-11 NIV)*

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Guarding Our Words and Lips

11 Thursday Sep 2025

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 141:1-4
A psalm of David.
I call to you, LORD, come quickly to me;
hear me when I call to you.
May my prayer be set before you like incense;
may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
Set a guard over my mouth, LORD;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies (NIV). *

Reflection
Like so many of the psalms, Psalm 141 is a conversation with God—a prayer to the LORD—the Holy One. Prayer should be part of our daily routine, as routine as getting out of bed in the morning, and as regular as our evening meal. David, the psalmist, expresses this thought with these words: May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice (v. 2).

In his revelation of the throne room of God, John saw our prayers being offered as incense before Jesus, the Lamb of God. And when he had taken it [the scroll], the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people (Revelations 5:8).

I find it fascinating to view our prayers being offered up in a tangible way as incense—a pleasing aroma to the LORD. See Numbers 15:1-15.

David continues his prayer with this petition: Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Often my mouth gets me in trouble. I say I’ll do something, and then don’t follow through. I let others down. In frustration I blurt out words that I later regret. James, the brother of Jesus, provides us with this advice. My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires (James 1:19-20).

I need a guard over my mouth. This is true in my daily conversation with others, but it’s also true of my conversations with God. I think we often pray rash prayers—prayers that in His mercy God does not answer. I think I know what is best for me only to discover after the fact, that what I thought would be a blessing is a huge detriment. My prayers can be mixed with the stench of human flesh.

Response: LORD, I want my prayers to be like sweet incense to you. Help me to pray according to your will. That means listening for your voice before I blurt out my requests. Guide my thoughts. Speak to me and through me as I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Your Turn: How careful are you with your prayers? Can we be too cautious in prayer?

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A New Heart and a New Spirit

10 Wednesday Sep 2025

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 140:9-13

LORD God,
I am selfish by nature.
It’s not natural for me to think of others first.
Help me to change.
I want to genuinely care about others.
Show me what I can do to help others
because Jesus cares.
Amen.

— — — —
 
 I will sprinkle clean water on you,
and you will be clean;
I will cleanse you from all your impurities
and from all your idols. 
I will give you a new heart
and put a new spirit in you;
I will remove from you your heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh. 
And I will put my Spirit in you
and move you to follow my decrees
and be careful to keep my laws.
(Ezekiel 36:25-27 NIV)*

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The Incomprable Riches of His Grace

09 Tuesday Sep 2025

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 140:6-8

Sovereign LORD,
my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD;
do not let their plans succeed (Psalm 140:7-8).
I put on the helmet of salvation.
I commit my thoughts and ways to you.
Amen.

— — — —
 
All of us also lived among them at one time, 
gratifying the cravings of our flesh
 and following its desires and thoughts.
Like the rest,
we were by nature deserving of wrath. 
But because of his great love for us, 
God, who is rich in mercy, 
made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions—
it is by grace you have been saved. 
And God raised us up with Christ 
and seated us with him 
in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 
in order that in the coming ages
he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, 
expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 
For it is by grace you have been saved, 
through faith—
and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God— 
not by works, 
so that no one can boast.
(Ephesians 2:10-17 NIV)*

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Keep Me Safe, LORD

08 Monday Sep 2025

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 140:1-5

LORD God,
keep me alert.
A spiritual battle is raging around me.
I want to be a warrior
who knows and hears his Commander.
Jesus,
your blood was shed to secure my victory.
Thank you.
Amen.

— — — —
 
Finally,
be strong in the Lord
and in his mighty power. 
Put on the full armor of God, 
so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes. 
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, 
but against the rulers,
against the authorities, 
against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly realms. 
Therefore put on the full armor of God, 
so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand. 
Stand firm then,
with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, 
with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 
and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the gospel of peace. 
In addition to all this,
take up the shield of faith, 
with which you can extinguish
all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 
Take the helmet of salvation 
and the sword of the Spirit, 
which is the word of God.
(Ephesians 6:10-17 NIV)*

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He Satisfies the Thirsty

06 Saturday Sep 2025

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I will praise the LORD!

Psalm 107:1-9

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
those he gathered from the lands,
    from east and west, from north and south.
Some wandered in desert wastelands,
    finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty,
    and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way
    to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
    and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
for he satisfies the thirsty
    and fills the hungry with good things. *

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Coming into the Light

05 Friday Sep 2025

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 139:23-24

LORD God,
you know my heart.
You know what triggers my wrong responses.
Search me and show me
what needs to change
and how to make those changes.
Lead me in the way everlasting.
Amen.

— — — —
 
This is the verdict:
Light has come into the world,
but people loved darkness instead of light
because their deeds were evil.
Everyone who does evil hates the light,
and will not come into the light
for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
But whoever lives by the truth
comes into the light,
so that it may be seen plainly
that what they have done
has been done in the sight of God.
(John 3:19-21 NIV)*

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Interrupting the Cycle of Hate

04 Thursday Sep 2025

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 139:19-22

LORD God,
you know all my hurts.
I bring them before you.
Pour your love into me,
so I can love even my enemies.
Show me the way forward.
Jesus,
you forgave even those who killed you.
Help me walk in the way of love
and peace.
Amen.

— — — —
 
 Jesus said…

“You have heard that it was said,
‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you,
love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
He causes his sun to rise on the evil
and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous
and the unrighteous”
(Matthew 5:43-45 NIV)*

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Stop Hate the Cycle

04 Thursday Sep 2025

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 139:19-22
If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies. *

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Reflection
As much as I love the psalms of the Bible, there are some psalms, or verses within psalms that I would just like to skip. I wish they weren’t there. Today’s reading from Psalm 139 is a prime example. The author’s words are filled with venom. Why are they even in the Bible? (Please bear with me.)

Passages like today’s reading are particularly troubling in light of Jesus’ teaching in the New Testament. In his great Sermon on the Mount, he gave us this teaching: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:43-45).

Reconciling today’s reading from Psalm 139 with Jesus’ words makes my head hurt. Jesus calls us to an incredibly high standard—God’s standard. God shows kindness and love even to the unrighteous. They like us receive both sunshine and rain. Let’s face it, when someone hurts me, my default position is to hurt them back. That’s the natural human response. That’s the way it has been since the beginning, and the world is full of lasting scars—intergenerational scars because of it. Wounded people have been busy hurting other wounded people as hate builds on hate in the home, at work and internationally.

But Jesus came to interrupt that corrosive cycle. He asks us to counter that hurt—that slight—that injury with love. Now that’s truly revolutionary. It’s a revolt against the status quo of hatred that has poisoned human relations in our country and the world. Has someone gone out of their way to hurt you? Retaliate with an act of love. That’s what Jesus is saying.

Is that hard? Absolutely. It’s much easier to respond like the author of today’s reading from Psalm 139. So why is this portion of Psalm 139 in the Bible? Maybe it should be redacted—blacked over like a secret government file.

Psalm 139 like all the psalms, began as someone’s personal prayer—their personal interaction with God. They are pouring out their heart before God. It’s a heart that has been wounded by others. Should they bottle-up those feelings and never express them to God? Of course not. We need to pour out our hurts to God. He alone can heal and change that wounded heart.

Response: LORD God, you know all my hurts. I bring them before you. Pour your love into me, so I can love my enemies. Show me the way forward. Jesus, you forgave even those who killed you. Amen.

Your Turn: Have you changed your default position from hate to love?

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Created in His Own Image

03 Wednesday Sep 2025

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 139:13-18

LORD God,
thank you for the gift of life,
for sight, sound, and touch.
Great Creator,
You thought of me.
What joy that brings!
Help me to live the days assigned to me
with gladness and gratitude.
Amen.

— — — —
 
Then God said,
“Let us make mankind in our image,
in our likeness,
so that they may rule over the fish in the sea
and the birds in the sky,
over the livestock and all the wild animals,
 and over all the creatures
that move along the ground.”

So God created mankind in his own image,
    in the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.

God blessed them and said to them,
“Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish in the sea
and the birds in the sky
and over every living creature
that moves on the ground.”
(Genesis 1:26-28 NIV)*

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A gripping read from David Kitz.
Is a return-to-Jesus revival possible in our time?
This book points the way forward.