Monday
Read Psalm 118:1-2 and 14-24
118 Give thanks to the Lord,
because he is good,
and his love is eternal.
2Let the people of Israel
say,
“His love is eternal.”
14The Lord makes me powerful and strong;
he has saved me.
15Listen to the glad
shouts of victory in the tents of God’s people:
“The Lord’s
mighty power has done it!
16His power has brought us
victory—
his mighty power in battle!”
17I will not die; instead,
I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.
18He has punished me
severely,
but he has not let me die.
19Open to me the gates of
the Temple;
I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!
20This is the gate of the Lord;
only the righteous can come in.
21I praise you, Lord,
because you heard me, because you have
given me victory.
22The stone which the
builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of
all.
23This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!
24This is the day of the Lord’s victory;
let us be happy, let us celebrate!
Think
As we read through all the Psalms we see the theme of God's
victory. God always has the last word,
God always redeems, has mercy, protects and lifts up. And so as Jesus approached the cross he
approached in confidence. The prophecy
of the Psalm is fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection.
Pray
Help me to take these words of hope and make them a part of
my inner being. I surrender myself to
you the living and ever loving God.
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