A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 28

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 28
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And carry them up forever (Psalm 28:9).

The Scriptures tell us that David “was a man after God’s own heart”. That heart was a shepherd’s heart. God wanted His people to be ruled by someone who cared about them, watched over them, and protected them from their enemies.

God is the Great Shepherd who shepherds His sheep. He is not like the hireling who flees from the sheep in times of danger. The hireling flees because he doesn’t care about the sheep. Because God cares for you He will never forsake you, and in times of danger He will never leave you helpless and abandoned. He cares so much about you that He sent His Son, the Good Shepherd, to lay down His life for you so you could become the sheep of His pasture.

David ends this psalm with a prayer for God’s sheep. It is a prayer that could only be prayed by someone with a shepherd’s heart. In it we hear the words, ‘carry them up’. David knew sheep daily needed to be led, provided for and protected.

David also knew sheep needed to be carried when they had lost their way and were too scared to move, when they were weak, or when they were hurting due to an injury.

Insight: The last verse in Psalm 28 wouldn’t mean much to a stubborn mule, but it brings great comfort and hope to needy sheep.

Insight: God says to cast all your cares upon Him because He CARES for you…that includes the times when you’re lost, scared, weak, or hurting!

Insight: 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.

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 27, Part 2

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 27, Part 2
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1a-b).

There is one more thing I’d like to focus upon in verse one of Psalm 27. David tells us the Lord is not only his light but his salvation. This is an amazing and awesome revelation. Just as light is not a thing but a person, so also salvation is not a thing but a person. If we don’t have the person we do not have light or salvation. David’s light and salvation, and our light and salvation, come from the same source, the Lord!

Jesus is our Light and Salvation.

Salvation is not found in our good deeds, our church attendance, or our religious practices. No one else and nothing else can be our Light or our Salvation.

Insight: Jesus never said, “I have the light” but he did say, “I AM the Light.” He never said, “I have the way, I have the truth, I have the life.” but he did say, “I AM the Way, I AM the Truth, I AM the Life.”

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 27, Part 1

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 27, Part 1
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1a)

The winter solstice brings a smile. It’s the beginning of more daylight. I wouldn’t choose Svalbard, Norway as a place to retire. I doubt it shows up on many people’s bucket list. The reason? It’s one of the darkest places on earth. Months go by without any sunshine. What a blessing light is! Its benefits are amazing, especially to the health and well-being of our minds and bodies.

There is another light that is far more important to us than sunlight, and that is Sonlight. Sonlight is light that comes from a person. Psalm 27 identifies that person as The Lord. Who is the Lord? God is. God doesn’t have light, He IS light. There is no darkness in Him.

In the tabernacle God told Moses to build there were three sources of light. The first was natural sunlight, it illuminated the outer court. The second was candlelight (the menorah), it illuminated the holy place inside the tabernacle. The third was glory light, it illuminated the Holy of Holies. The source of glory light came from God’s presence.

Wherever God’s presence is, no other source of light is needed!

In Psalm 27, David made the light of God personal. He said the Lord is “my” light! And, because the Light of the Lord is a person, He can be our light too.

Insight: Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world.” Only God could say that. That means Jesus is God. And that means Jesus can be our light too!

Insight: Jesus—the morning light, the night light, and the highlight of each new day!

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 26

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 26
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart (Psalm 26:2).

The next time you do something good, don’t be surprised if God’s response is not “Well done”, but rather, “Why did you do it?”

For a few years I managed the Editorial Department at DaySpring Cards. One day, as I walked past one of the workers, I tapped their shoulder and said, “You’re doing great work. Thanks.”

After giving my compliment I went to my office. As I headed to my desk I suddenly heard the still small voice of the Holy Spirit speaking to my heart.

“What was that all about?” I knew the Lord had heard my comment, but I also knew the Lord saw my motive behind the compliment. 

What sounded like a word of appreciation from a manager to a worker was actually a word of manipulation. Hidden away in my heart was a desire to be recognized and appreciated by those who were above me. I really wanted that worker to continue to do good work so I could continue to look good as a manager.

Insight: It’s better to have God’s approval, even if others disapprove.

Insight: Do what you do to please the Lord, and let your motivation also be pleasing to Him.

Insight: A simple prayer…”Lord, I choose to do what I am doing as unto You and for You.”

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 25

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 25
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You. Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their troubles! (Psalm 25:1-3, 20-22).
 
Back in the seventies there was a song written by Andre Crouch titled ‘Through It All’. Here is a portion of the song’s lyrics…
 
Through it all
Mm, Through it all
I've learned to trust in Jesus
I've learned to trust in God
Let me tell you that
Through it all, oh
Through it all
I've learned to depend upon His Word.

The chorus…
I thank God for the mountains,
and I thank Him for the valleys,
I thank Him for the storms He brought me through.
For if I'd never had a problem,
I wouldn't know God could solve them,
I'd never know what faith in God could do.

Andre Crouch was not a man who lived his life on “flowery beds of ease”. He was a man, however, who had put his trust in the Lord. In that trust was included Andre’s desire for a wife. He wrote Through It All, not after he found the love of his life, but after he had lost the love of his life when she walked away from their relationship and married someone else instead.

The loss broke his heart and brought him into deep sadness. But Andre’s life wasn’t ruined. The opposite is true. God’s favor rested upon Andre, and the song that was born out of his deep trial has been used to bring comfort and hope to a countless number of believers who have walked through great trials and broken hearts.
 
Insight: A life of ease has never been the lifestyle of those who walk with the Lord.

Insight: As you wait for the Lord and upon the Lord, it is important to remember that He WILL redeem you OUT of troubles, not FROM troubles.

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms

Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.

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