by David Keesling | Apr 27, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Romans 3:3 “Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s letter to the Romans is a clear-eyed assessment of the depraved spiritual condition of all men, both Jews and Christians. Spiritual darkness is universal without faith in God,...
by David Keesling | Apr 26, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 101:2 “I will walk in my house with blameless heart. I will set before my eyes no vile thing” (NIV). Observation: In this brief psalm David beautifully expressed a heart set on pursuit of God alone. He promised to sing of God’s love and justice (v. 1) and to...
by David Keesling | Apr 25, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 78:61 “He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy” (NIV). Observation: Psalm 78 begins with parables designed to recount the relational history of God and the Israelites. He blessed and established the nation even as...
by David Keesling | Apr 24, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Matthew 28:1 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb” (NIV). Observation: At week’s beginning, the two Marys had for the second time gone to Christ’s gravesite. Arriving after a great...
by David Keesling | Apr 23, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 51:4 “Against You, You only, I have sinned.” Observation: David’s adultery with Bathsheba had resulted in her pregnancy (see 2 Samuel 11, 12). To cover his sin, David called her husband Uriah from the battlefield for a home visit, hoping it would deflect from...
