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Those Whose Strength Is in You

18 Saturday Jul 2026

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Listen to Psalm 84:1-7  read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 84:1-7 (NIV)*

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Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.

Response

LORD God, I want to be near to you today. I want to dwell where you are. Please come and stay with me. I invite you into my life. Be as close to me as my next breath. Amen.

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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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* New International Version, Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

The Son of Man You Have Raised Up

11 Saturday Jul 2026

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Listen to Psalm 80:8-19 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 80:8-19 (NIV)*

You transplanted a vine from Egypt;
you drove out the nations and planted it.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.

Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
Boars from the forest ravage it,
and insects from the fields feed on it.
Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see!
Watch over this vine, the root your right hand has planted,
the son you have raised up for yourself.

Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at your rebuke your people perish.
Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.

Restore us, LORD God Almighty;
make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.

Response

LORD God, on so many levels our nation is in a mess. We need a Savior to emerge. Jesus, you are the great Son of Man. You are our Savior. I turn my heart to you. Govern my thoughts and my actions every day. Holy Spirit come and turn our hearts toward you. Amen.

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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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Take a journey to the cross.


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* New International Version, Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

Is God Leaving?

04 Saturday Jul 2026

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Listen to Psalm 78:1-8 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 78:56-64 (NIV)*

But they put God to the test
and rebelled against the Most High;
they did not keep his statutes.
Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,
as unreliable as a faulty bow.
They angered him with their high places;
they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
When God heard them, he was furious;
he rejected Israel completely.
He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,
the tent he had set up among humans.
He sent the ark of his might into captivity,
his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
He gave his people over to the sword;
he was furious with his inheritance.
Fire consumed their young men,
and their young women had no wedding songs;
their priests were put to the sword,
and their widows could not weep.

Response

LORD God, collectively as a nation, we have wandered away from you. LORD in your mercy lead us back to the center of your holy will. Give us repentant hearts that seek your face. Lord Jesus, help us to fall in love with you afresh. Amen.

Happy Independence Day to all my American followers!

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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.

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


Take a journey to the cross.


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* New International Version, Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

The Parable of the Two Sons

30 Tuesday Jun 2026

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


Today’s Reading: Psalm 78:40-49 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I believe in your wrath
because you are grieved
at the hate and harm
we generate in this world.
Jesus, I want to hear you calling
and follow you to the place
of deep personal change.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Parable of the Two Sons

“What do you think?
There was a man who had two sons.
He went to the first and said,
‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

“‘I will not,’ he answered,
but later he changed his mind and went.

“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing.
He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

“Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them,
“Truly I tell you,
the tax collectors and the prostitutes
are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,
and you did not believe him,
but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did.
And even after you saw this,
you did not repent and believe him.
(Matthew 21:28-32).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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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The Authority of Jesus Questioned

29 Monday Jun 2026

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


Today’s Reading: Psalm 78:32-39 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I cannot boast because of my righteousness.
You know all my shortcomings.
I have an impressive pile of personal sin.
Forgive me through the mercy
of your son, Jesus.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Authority of Jesus Questioned

Jesus entered the temple courts,
and, while he was teaching,
the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him.
“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked.
“And who gave you this authority?”

Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question.
If you answer me,
I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
John’s baptism—where did it come from?
Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said,
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask,
‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people,
for they all hold that John was a prophet.”

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

Then he said,
“Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
(Matthew 21:23-27).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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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Good Listening

27 Saturday Jun 2026

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Listen to Psalm 78:1-8 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 78:1-8 (NIV)*

My people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
 I will open my mouth with a parable;
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
things we have heard and known,
things our ancestors have told us.
We will not hide them from their descendants;
we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
They would not be like their ancestors—
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.

Response

LORD God, today give me ears to hear what your Spirit is saying to me. I want a listening heart. Help me to really hear the others in my family and workplace. Thanks for listening to me. Amen.

 

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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.

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


Take a journey to the cross.


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* New International Version, Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree

26 Friday Jun 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 78:23-31 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
help me to find my contentment in you
and not in the abundance of my possessions.
If your blessings come,
help me to be a wise and generous manager
who seeks first the Kingdom of God.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree

Early in the morning,
as Jesus was on his way back to the city,
he was hungry.
Seeing a fig tree by the road,
he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves.
Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!”
Immediately the tree withered.

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed.
“How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

Jesus replied,
“Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,
not only can you do what was done to the fig tree,
but also you can say to this mountain,
‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
(Matthew 21:18-22).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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.

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

16 Tuesday Jun 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 75 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I want to treat your Name
with the respect and honor it deserves.
Please forgive me
if I have misused your name in any way.
I pray
in the powerful name of Jesus.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,
“Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?
Up to seven times?”

Jesus answered,
“I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven
is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
As he began the settlement,
a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
Since he was not able to pay,
the master ordered that he and his wife and his children
and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

“At this the servant fell on his knees before him.
‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
The servant’s master took pity on him,
canceled the debt and let him go.

“But when that servant went out,
he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
He grabbed him and began to choke him.
‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him,
‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

“But he refused.
Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison
until he could pay the debt.
When the other servants saw what had happened,
they were outraged and went
and told their master everything that had happened.

“Then the master called the servant in.
‘You wicked servant,’ he said,
‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant
just as I had on you?’
In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured,
until he should pay back all he owed.

“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you
unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
(Matthew 18:21-35).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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.

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Dealing With Sin in the Church

15 Monday Jun 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 74:18-23 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
defend the helpless.
Arise and save your people
here in our nation and abroad.
Show yourself strong
by turning back the enemies of the cross.
Our hope is in you.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Dealing With Sin in the Church

“If your brother or sister sins,
go and point out their fault,
just between the two of you.
If they listen to you,
you have won them over.
But if they will not listen,
take one or two others along,
so that ‘every matter may be established
by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
If they still refuse to listen,
tell it to the church;
and if they refuse to listen even to the church,
treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

“Truly I tell you,
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth
agree about anything they ask for,
it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three gather in my name,
there am I with them.”
(Matthew 18:15-20).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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.

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The Parable of the Wandering Sheep

12 Friday Jun 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 74:9-17 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
you see the sins of our nation.
Bring us back to you.
You are the Almighty God.
You do not change.
Bring your salvation on the earth
even as you did long ago.
You are my King.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in heaven
always see the face of my Father in heaven.

“What do you think?
If a man owns a hundred sheep,
and one of them wanders away,
will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills
and go to look for the one that wandered off?
And if he finds it,
truly I tell you,
he is happier about that one sheep
than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
In the same way your Father in heaven
is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
(Matthew 18:10-14).

* * *

Dear friends,
 if our hearts do not condemn us,
we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, 
because we keep his commands 
and do what pleases him.
(1 John 3:21-22 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.

To view further details or purchase click here.