Read Psalm 118:1-2 and 14-24

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.