Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. (Psalm 96:9) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the idea that the “beauty of holiness” hints at the garments worn by the priests of Israel and how their beautiful garments established...

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. (Psalm 96:9) Like most of you I've heard this phrase, “the beauty of holiness,” most of my life but, until now, I've never stopped to truly contemplate what it means. I can tell you that...

The Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. (Psalm 96:4-5) To all who believe in the Almighty and acknowledge His greatness, He is undeniably the Master of...

Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. (Psalm 96:2-3) If you are reading this I would presume that you are a believer, maybe for quite a long time. I would also presume that you...

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. (Psalm 96:1) Looking at this verse just on the surface, it could be interpreted to mean that we are encouraged to sing a song never before heard; a song from our heart sung to the Creator. I have no...

For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and said, “It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they do not know My ways.” So I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter My rest. (Psalm 95:10-11) The verse above obviously refers to those who journeyed...

Today, if you will hear His voice: Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, as in the day of trial in the wilderness. (Psalm 95:7-8) All of us are quite familiar with the story of the Exodus and Israel's journey through the wilderness and the trials that came...

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. (Psalm 95:6-7) As followers of Messiah, we are regarded as the children of God -- a station that most of...

In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land. (Psalm 95:4-5) God is the King of the Universe -- every part of it -- from the lowest point to the highest. Nothing...

Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods. (Psalm 95:1-3) This is the...

Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You? (Psalm 94:20) There is a precept that is repeated throughout the Scripture: that which is holy cannot coexist with that which is profane; good cannot mingle with evil. Every time this...

If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. (Psalm 94:18-19) It is written, “You shall not take a stand against the life of your neighbor” (Leviticus 19:16). A more literal...