by David Keesling | Jan 16, 2026 | Daily Devotional
James 4:5 “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?” (NIV). Observation: In verse 4, James referred to an “adulterous” people, a people whose hearts and minds have become wedded to the world’s rewards...
by David Keesling | Jan 15, 2026 | Daily Devotional
Hebrews 9:8 “The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most High Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was standing” (NIV). Observation: The first tabernacle, built at God’s direction under Moses’ leadership, had been...
by David Keesling | Jan 14, 2026 | Daily Devotional
Hosea 13:5–6 “I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat. When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they became satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me” (NIV). Observation: God had miraculously delivered Israel from Egypt’s bondage,...
by David Keesling | Jan 13, 2026 | Daily Devotional
Song of Songs 4:9–10 “You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes … How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!” (NIV). Observation: The very title of the...
by David Keesling | Jan 12, 2026 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 94:14 “For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance” (NIV). Observation: Psalm 94 is a plea from the oppressed of Israel to be rescued from their afflictions. There are some who take advantage of the weak; it is to God that the...
by David Keesling | Jan 11, 2026 | Daily Devotional
Psalm 94:18 “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me” (NIV). Observation: This Psalm embodies a plea from Israel’s oppressed for deliverance and protection. There are taskmasters who take pleasure in wrongdoing; the appeal of the weak is...