They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. (Psalm 107:4-6) Imagine having to...

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered out of the lands, from the east and...

He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry; and for their sake He remembered His covenant, and relented according to the multitude of His mercies. (Psalm 106:44-45) As related in the previous devotion, God loves His people too much to...

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times He delivered them; but they rebelled in their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. (Psalm 106:42-43) In a previous devotion, we addressed the fact...

He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, and those who hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. (Psalm 106:41-42) You may be thinking, “How can anyone be inspired and encouraged by...

Thus they were defiled by their own works, and played the harlot by their own deeds. (Psalm 106:39) If we are to truly appreciate the significance of the psalmist’s statement, “they played the harlot by their own deeds,” we need to recall what occurred at Mount...

Thus they were defiled by their own works, and played the harlot by their own deeds. (Psalm 106:39) The Bible teaches us that people are tripart beings — i.e. body, soul and spirit. Though there are distinctions between the three components, each combine as one...

They did not destroy the peoples, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, but they mingled with the Gentiles and learned their works. They served their idols, which became a snare to them. (Psalm 106:34-36) Before the people of Israel entered...

They angered Him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses on account of them; because they rebelled against His Spirit, so that he spoke rashly with his lips. (Psalm 106:32-33) In the previous devotion, we highlighted Moses’...

He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, to turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. (Psalm 106:23) On more than one occasion, Moses bravely and humbly made the decision to stand in the gap for...

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. (Psalm 106:19-21) In the previous devotion, we emphasized how easily and how quickly people who...

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. (Psalm 106:19-21) To this day, the sin of the Golden Calf remains one of the most egregious...