by David Keesling | Jul 10, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Mark 10:30: “….along with persecutions…” Observation: This small phrase comes in the midst of three of the most encouraging verses in the Gospels. A rich man had just left Jesus in disappointment over the sacrifices required to enter the kingdom of heaven and the...
by David Keesling | Jul 9, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 15:4(b) He swears to his own hurt and does not change.” Observation: This short Psalm begins by asking who the Lord could receive as a guest in his dwelling place. The remaining four versus answer the question: “Those who walk in integrity and speak truth…those...
by David Keesling | Jul 8, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Acts 20:9(b) “… he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.” Observation: Paul was on his way to Jerusalem where he would be imprisoned and ultimately die. His journey took him through Troas for a seven-day visit among friends....
by David Keesling | Jul 7, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Observation: Job is at a place where everything that had given his life meaning, joy and identity has been lost. Everything he highly valued has been taken away. It is in this place of deepest brokenness that he says,...
by David Keesling | Jul 6, 2024 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 66:17 “For I cried out to Him for help, praising Him as I spoke.” Observation: David here rejoices over God’s miraculous deliverance and then moves toward praise. He goes on to call even the earth itself to shout joyfully to God (v.1) and to sing the glory of...
