Devotion: Spoils of Victory!

Psalms 119:162  I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Speaking of spoils, you might remember the four leprous men in 2 Kings 7 who came upon the Syrian camp only to discover that the place was completely abandoned by the Syrians, having left everything behind in great haste.  Remember?  The Lord …

Songs for the Journey

Today’s Reading: Psalm 119:1-88, 1 Cor. 7:20-40 Today’s Reflection: Psalms 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. If I may, I would like to reverse engineer this verse. First, let’s look at the phrase “house of my pilgrimage”. The phrase seems to imply a lengthy stay in a temporary …

Devotion: Be Naive!

Today’s Reading: Psalm 116-118, 1 Cor. 7:1-19 Today’s Reflection:  Psalms 116:6    The LORD preserveth the simple:  I was brought low, and he helped me. What a comforting promise found in this precious jewel of a verse!  “The LORD preserveth the simple…”  The Hebrew word from which the translators derived the English word “simple” also means …