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Zealous and Jealous

01 Thursday Oct 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 105, Psalms

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Bible, covenant, generations, jealous, jealous love, marriage, praise, Psalms, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ps-1058-15-mix-3final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 105:8-15 (NIV)*

He remembers his covenant forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
“To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as the portion you will inherit.”
When they were but few in number,
    few indeed, and strangers in it,
 they wandered from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another.
He allowed no one to oppress them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:
 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets no harm.”

Reflection

Covenant is a term that is not used much in daily speech. The Encarta Dictionary provides us with this definition of covenant: a solemn agreement that is binding on all parties. By that definition marriage is a covenant that we enter into. A sound Christian marriage is a three-way covenant between the husband, the wife, and their Creator.

Encarta also provides a biblical definition of God’s enduring covenant with His people: in the Bible, the promises that were made between God and the Israelites, who agreed to worship no other gods.

There is something very exclusive about both these covenants. In our marriage vows we covenant or promise to love each other exclusively. No other lover may intrude. In the same way no other gods may intrude into the covenant relationship that we have with God. The LORD wants us exclusively for Himself. That is the nature of true love. It is jealous—zealous and jealous in guarding that relationship.

God’s zealous and jealous love for His people is clearly visible in today’s reading from Psalm 105. We read: He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations (v. 8). A thousand generations is a long time, 25,000 years by the commonly used reckoning. But forever is much longer. What an incredible love the LORD has for us!

We serve a faithful, passionate God who will remain true to His covenant. The question that remains for us is, will we remain true to our end of the bargain? Will we be faithful, passionate, and committed in our love for the LORD? Through Christ we have an eternal inheritance by a covenant that is not of this world. Praise be to God for his enduring love.

Response

Father God, thank you for your love and faithfulness even when I have gone astray. You draw me back. Today, I renew my covenant with you. I commit myself afresh to loving and serving you. Amen.

Your Turn

Have you stayed faithful to your covenant? Does your covenant need to be renewed?


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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.


Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

30 Wednesday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 104, Psalms

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


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 105: 1-7 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1051-7-mix-3final.mp3

Lord Jesus,
you are strong—
strong enough to carry the cross on my behalf—
strong enough to purchase my redemption.
I look to you for strength and salvation.
Always guide my steps.
I confess that I need you at every stage of my life.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

Then they came to Jericho.
As Jesus and his disciples,
together with a large crowd,
were leaving the city, a blind man,
Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”),
was sitting by the roadside begging.
 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to shout,
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet,
but he shouted all the more,
“Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man,
“Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”

 Throwing his cloak aside,
he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”
Immediately he received his sight
and followed Jesus along the road.
(Mark 10:46-52).

* * *

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)

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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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Whose Strength Do You Rely On?

30 Wednesday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 105, Psalms

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child, children's church, God's wisdom, Jesus Loves Me, praise, Psalms, Strength in God, strong, the LORD, the Lord's strength, Vacation Bible School

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1051-7-mix-3final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 105:1–7 (NIV)*

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
 Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he has done,

    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
    his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

Reflection

This past Sunday during the children’s church time the pastor led the children in a rousing chorus of “Jesus Loves Me.” In case you need a quick refresher, here is the first verse of that much loved children’s hymn: Jesus loves me! This I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little ones to Him belong; They are weak, but He is strong.

I remember singing this song with much gusto as a young tyke at Vacation Bible School. I took special comfort from this line: Little ones to Him belong; They are weak, but He is strong.

As a child I was well aware I needed the strength of Jesus, since I had so little strength of my own. As we grow up and mature into adulthood we can forget to depend on the Lord’s strength. We have plenty of our own strength. Soon we can find ourselves relying on our own intellect and resources to solve problems as they come our way. Who needs Jesus when we can make our own way in life? Maybe we don’t consciously say that, but our actions reflect that line of reasoning.

The children’s song “Jesus Loves Me” might have been inspired by a line from Psalm 105 where we read, Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always (v. 4).

The plain truth is that I need the LORD and His strength at every stage of my life. My strength on every level is miniscule in the sight of God. That’s why I need to seek his face continually. His wisdom surpasses my limited understanding. I have so little strength on my own, but His power is all surpassing. How foolish we are to rely on our abilities, when the Lord offers to walk through this life right beside us. Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29).

Response

Lord Jesus, you are strong—strong enough to carry the cross on my behalf—strong enough to purchase my redemption. I look to you for strength and salvation. Always guide my steps. I confess that I need you at every stage of my life. Amen.

Your Turn

Did you find it easier to trust in Jesus as a child than as an adult? Why? What changes your level of trust in God?


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

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

People have been praying and praising God using the Psalms for millenia. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord.

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.


The Request of James and John

29 Tuesday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 104, Psalms

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


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 104: 27-35 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10427-35-mix-1final1.mp3

Father God,
send your reviving Spirit. 
Renew our faith in your risen Son. 
Come, Lord Jesus.
I long for your return.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Request of James and John

 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him.
“Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

 They replied,
“Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”

 “You don’t know what you are asking,”
Jesus said.
“Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized
with the baptism I am baptized with?”

 “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said to them,
“You will drink the cup I drink
and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,

 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant.
These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

When the ten heard about this,
they became indignant with James and John.

 Jesus called them together and said,
“You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and their high officials exercise authority over them.

 Not so with you.
Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.
 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served,
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

(Mark 10:35-45).

* * *

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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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.

New from David Kitz.

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A Funeral Is Not the End

29 Tuesday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 104, Psalms

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animals, creation, praise, Psalms, resurrection, return of Christ, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10427-35-mix-1final1.mp3

Reading:Psalm 104:27-35 (NIV)*

All creatures look to you 
    to give them their food at the proper time. 
When you give it to them, they gather it up; 
when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. 
When you hide your face, they are terrified; 
when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. 
When you send your Spirit, they are created, 
    and you renew the face of the ground. 
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; 
    may the LORD rejoice in his works— 
he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, 
    who touches the mountains, and they smoke. 
I will sing to the LORD all my life; 
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 
May my meditation be pleasing to him, 
    as I rejoice in the LORD. 
But may sinners vanish from the earth 
    and the wicked be no more. 
Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.

Reflection

Recently, my wife and I attended the funeral of my brother-in-law, Victor. He was a man of deep faith, who was always active in the church. At no point was he ashamed to call himself a follower of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Victor loved his Savior, and I am sure his spirit rejoiced to see Jesus face to face.   

There is a line from today’s reading from Psalm 104 which is particularly relevant as we think about life and death: when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. 

In context of this psalm, the author was speaking of all creatures, in other words the animal kingdom, but these words apply to all that breathe the breath of life, including humans. For Victor, who struggled for every breath during the last years of his life, the words of this psalm had true meaning. But the second part of this psalm reading is also pertinent in the context of a funeral: When you send your Spirit, they are created. 

I believe in the resurrection of the dead. The grave is not the end for those who have placed their faith in Christ. A great re-creation will happen. The grave could not hold Jesus, and a day is coming when it will not hold Victor, or any who have died in the faith. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

Response

Father God, send your reviving Spirit. Renew our faith in your risen Son. Come, Lord Jesus. I long for your return. Amen.

Your Turn

Do you believe in the resurrection of the dead? Who do you long to greet on the other side?


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.

The Little Children and Jesus

28 Monday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 104, Psalms

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


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 104: 19-26 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10419-26-mix-2final.mp3

Father God,
thank you for designing the days, months, and seasons.
I want to draw near to you in every season of life.
How many are your works, LORD!
You are worthy of all praise.
Renew and refresh me in the seasons of my life.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time

They were on their way up to Jerusalem,
with Jesus leading the way,
and the disciples were astonished,
while those who followed were afraid.
Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.

 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said,
“and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.
They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him.
Three days later he will rise.”
(Mark 10:32-34).

* * *

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.

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.

New from David Kitz.

To view further details or purchase click here.

Season of Renewal

28 Monday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 104, Psalms

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animals, creation, cycles, praise, Psalms, renewal, resurrection, seasons, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10419-26-mix-2final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 104:19-26 (NIV)*

He made the moon to mark the seasons,
    and the sun knows when to go down.
You bring darkness, it becomes night,
    and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
The lions roar for their prey
    and seek their food from God.
The sun rises, and they steal away;
    they return and lie down in their dens.
Then people go out to their work,
    to their labor until evening.
How many are your works, LORD!
    In wisdom you made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
There is the sea, vast and spacious,
    teeming with creatures beyond number—
    living things both large and small.
There the ships go to and fro,
    and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there
.

Reflection

There is something to be said for routine and regularity. By that I mean the whole vast rhythm of life. Today’s reading from Psalm 104 eloquently reflects the rhythm of life from sunrise to sunset and the return to sunrise once again.

This summer, my wife and I collected beautiful ripe tomatoes from our garden. But a month later frost brought an end to that harvest. At the end of October, we dug out the potatoes and root vegetables and put them into storage. The seasons are changing. They always have. In this part of the world, all we can do is prepare for the transition; we can’t prevent it from happening.

Transitions are about rest and renewal. The setting sun lets us know that it’s time to stop our labor and get the rest that is essential for our well-being. In the same way as winter approaches trees and vegetation go dormant, but after a season of rest the great spring renewal will surely come. It always has, and so it will continue until the end of time.

In the same way there is a renewal promised to us at the end this life. Resurrection happens every spring and it will happen to this old clod of earth as well. That’s the great hope we have because of Christ. The word of God has been planted in our hearts and it will bear fruit now and in eternity, which has been promised to those who believe. Do you believe? Do you have faith in the changing seasons? Do you have faith in the One who created the seasons?

Response

Father God, thank you for designing the days, months, and seasons. I want to draw near to you in every season of life. How many are your works, LORD! You are worthy of all praise. Renew and refresh me in the seasons of my life. Amen.

Your Turn

What is your favorite season? Why? What season of life are you in?


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.

Compassion for His Children

26 Saturday Sep 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 103, Psalms

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children, covenant, dust, eternity, faith in God, faithfulness of God, generations, Lord God, love of God, praise the LORD, Prayer, Psalms, the heavens, the LORD reigns, worship

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to Psalm 103:13-18 read by Jonathan Dent.

https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10313-18-mixfinal1.mp3

Reading: Psalm 103:13-18 (NIV)*

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the L
ORD has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
the L
ORD’s love is with those who fear him,
 and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts
.

Photo by brenoanp on Pexels.com


Response

Father God, 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. I praise you for the mercy Jesus shows to me. Amen.

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.

The photo of Jerusalem on the cover of Psalm 365, Volume II


Take a journey to the cross.


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The Little Children and Jesus

25 Friday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 104, Psalms

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


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 104: 10-18 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10410-18-mix-3final2.mp3

Father God,
you created such a wonderful world!
I marvel at your handiwork.
I thank you for the great variety of lifeforms on this planet—the plants,
the birds, the animals.
Help us appreciate and safeguard your creation.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Little Children and Jesus

People were bringing little children to Jesus
for him to place his hands on them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them,
“Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

 Truly I tell you,
anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.
 And he took the children in his arms,
placed his hands on them and blessed them.
(Mark 10:13-16).

* * *

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.

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.

New from David Kitz.

To view further details or purchase click here.

The Land is Satisfied

25 Friday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 104, Psalms

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abundance, animals, creation, Creator, plants, Psalms, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10410-18-mix-3final2.mp3

Reading: Psalm 104:10-18 (NIV)*

He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
They give water to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
He makes grass grow for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food from the earth:
wine that gladdens human hearts,
    oil to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains their hearts.
The trees of the LORD are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
There the birds make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
The high mountains belong to the wild goats;
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax
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Reflection

Psalm 104 is a poetic ode in praise of God’s creation. In yesterday’s reading, God lay down the foundations of the earth, and set the boundaries of the oceans. Today we see how He waters the land and covers it with vegetation. He populates it with a vast variety of animals and birds.

He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate—bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts (v. 14-15).

Bald Eagle & Black Throated Sparrow by Warwick Burgess (flickr)

In this psalm we see a God of teeming abundance. He is an extravagant God of infinite variety. Consider for a moment the various kinds of birds from the soaring eagle to the tiny hummingbird. Our God cares for them all. Jesus gives us these words of assurance concerning the humble sparrow, “not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care” (Matthew 10:29). In reality, all of today’s reading is about the Father’s care and His rich provision for all His creatures.

Have your eyes been opened to the LORD’s rich provision for you? He’s not a stingy God. Those who call on Him will have their needs met. Perhaps David said it best: The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing (Psalm 23:1).

Response

Father God, you created such a wonderful world! I marvel at your handiwork. I thank you for the great variety of lifeforms on this planet—the plants, the birds, the animals. Help us appreciate and safeguard your creation. Amen.

Your Turn

How can we go beyond words of thanks and demonstrate our thanks for God’s creation? Is there something tangible you can do?

Bald Eagle & Black Throated Sparrow by Warwick Burgess (flickr)


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