Daily Reading // Psalm 117-118
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S // SCRIPTURE
Select a verse from today’s reading
Psalms 117:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! 2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
O // OBSERVATION
Why did this verse get your attention? Make a simple observation from the text
I was struck when I read this entire psalm this morning - the shortest chapter in the whole Bible.
You don’t have to say a lot to say a lot. In these short verses are really the essentials of life: praise, mercy, kindness, truth, endurance, eternity and, of course, the Lord!
A // APPLICATION
How can I apply this to my life today?
Reading this chapter again and again I want it to set my mind and my heart today. I fill myself with these things so that they influence everything I do and say today.
Lord, you have made me a person of praise. I am made to praise You. The opposite of praise is complain, criticize and be ungrateful. The enemy uses them to pervert and steal my praise. I won’t let it happen.
P // PRAYER
Express yourself in prayer
Father, I praise You for who You are and for all the mercy and kindness You show yo me. Help me spread that around today. Amen.
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