A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms in 2026

Blessings in the Year Ahead!

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Come rest with Me in pastures green,
Step into the waters of My healing stream;
Through shadowed valleys and mountains steep
I will never forsake, nor leave my sheep.
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Dear Friends of Meeting in the Meadow,

What a blessing it is for Marina and I to have you visit us and be part of our encouragement family. It’s hard to believe Meeting in the Meadow will have been posting Bible based devotions for ten years this October!

In 2026 it is our desire to focus upon the Psalms. We will begin the New Year next week with three postings (MWF), each one featuring a devotion from different verses from the book of Psalms. There are so many treasures to discover that will enrich our daily walk with Jesus.

We hope to visit the still waters and green pastures of the Psalms together—restoring, renewing and refreshing us as we rest in them. We also want to welcome you to share this with your friends and family from our website (meetinginthemeadow.com), and our social media spaces on Facebook and Instagram.

Thank you so much for continuing with us in this journey. We thank God for you!

-Roy Lessin

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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Name Above All Names 23, God is Calling Your Name

Name Above All Names 23, God is Calling Your Name
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Starting with a humble birth in a stable, God draws you to a place of worship, leads you to the quiet waters of salvation, shares the peace of His presence, reveals the simplicity of the cross, and offers the utterly amazing gift that only Love could give—His only begotten Son.

If you feel a longing to know more about God and eternal life through His Son, open your heart to Him through this prayer:

Jesus, thank You that You came to earth and died on a cross so that I can be forgiven. I admit that I am a sinner—I have done wrong and I need Your grace, mercy, and forgiveness. I turn from my sins and say “no” to a life of living for myself. I turn to You and say “yes” to Your will for my life. Thank You for being my Savior. I ask You now to forgive my sin. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Thank you for giving me new life, eternal life. Amen.

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Name Above All Names 22, Amen

Name Above All Names 22, Amen
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

These are the words of the Amen (Revelation 3:14 NIV).

When we hear the word amen we often think of it as the end to a prayer. We wait to hear it as a clue that the person who is praying has finished. When Jesus says He is the Amen it means something far greater. It means that we can be certain about everything He is and everything He has to say. Think of it as God saying, “My Son has My final approval over everything He has said and over everything He has done.”

When Jesus says amen to His Father’s words, He is saying that He is the fulfillment of everything God has said. In modern language, saying “you can count on it” is a way of convincing someone that what we have said is reliable, dependable, and trustworthy. Amen is that and more. Amen is the vow, the guarantee, and the oath of God stating that everything He has said has been sealed with a binding promise.

Amen can also mean verily. When Jesus used it at the beginning of a sentence he was saying to those around Him, “Listen, what you are about to hear is absolutely true and accurate. Everything I have to say is exactly what you need to hear.” Have you read something today in Scripture where Jesus has said to you, “You can count on it”? That is an Amen!

Amen is the vow, the guarantee, and the oath of God stating that everything He has said has been sealed with a binding promise.

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Name Above All Names 21, King of Glory

Name Above All Names 21, King of Glory
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of Glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle (Psalm 24:7-8 NKJV).

Think of your life as a city that is surrounded by gates. The gates represent entryways into your heart, mind, emotions, thoughts, will attitudes, motives, and spirit. Now think of Jesus as a conquering King who wants to enter the city of your life. He doesn’t enter to occupy one or two areas of your life, but He comes to conquer the entire city—every low place, every high place, every secret place, every guarded place, and every busy place.

As the King of Glory, He comes to you with the brilliance of conquering love. He comes to free you from every battle the Enemy has waged against you, every lie that seeks to defeat and destroy you, every bondage that has robbed you of your joys, every sin that has darkened your soul, every stubbornness that has blinded your way, every stronghold that has oppressed your mind, every heaviness that has been a weight upon your heart. Lift high your gates, and let the King of Glory come in!

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Name Above All Names 20, Dwelling Place

Name Above All Names 20, Dwelling Place
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Lord, YOU have been our dwelling place and our refuge in all generations (Psalm 90:1 AMP).

One of the saddest stories in life is the plight of the homeless who live on city streets and parks throughout the country. These are people with a thousand different stories to tell but who all have one thing in common: the absence of a place they can call home.

Even more sad is the story of someone who is spiritually homeless. There is no greater emptiness, loneliness, or isolation than this. Jesus Christ came to make His home within our hearts. His presence makes it possible for every one of us to find our true and eternal home with Him.

The home that Jesus wants to establish within us is a home of splendor, beauty, and tenderness that will always make us feel welcome. A home of love where His arms are extended to help support, encourage, and embrace. A home of acceptance where we are valued and celebrated; where He is genuinely happy to be in our company. A shelter, a refuge from life’s storms. A place of fellowship where our hearts can open up in sweet communion with Him.

“In God the blessed man finds the love that welcomes. There is the sunny place. There care is loosed and toil forgotten. There is the joyous freedom, the happy calm, the rest, the renewing of our strength—at home with God.” -Mark Guy Pearse

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