Posts with the tag “psalm”

June 5, 2025 Devo
June 5th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“It is not an enemy who taunts me—I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—I could have hidden from them. Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion an...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 4, 2025 Devo
June 4th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness.” – Psalm 55:6-7 (NLT)“When You Need to Get Away” Do yo...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 3, 2025 Devo
June 3rd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles… Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.” – Psalm 55:2, 5 (NLT)“Overwhelmed” “Overwhelmed...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 2, 2025 Devo
June 2nd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!” – Psalm 54:4 (NLT)“God Is Our Helper!” Several years ago, in a Sunday message, I showed a video clip of an amazing story. A f...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 1, 2025 Devo
June 1st, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.” – Psalm 53:3 (NIV)“They Are Just YOU Without Him” David uses this verse in h...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 31, 2025 Devo
May 31st, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“God, I will thank you forever for what you have done. With those who worship you, I will trust you because you are good.” – Psalm 52:9 (NCV)“Why You Can Trust God” Do you ha...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 30, 2025 Devo
May 30th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.” – Psalm 51:17 (NLT)“The Healing Power of Brokenness” Some time ago, I ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 29, 2025 Devo
May 29th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.” – Psalm 51:12 (NIV)“Restore My Joy!” The first public miracle that Jesus performed was...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 27, 2025 Devo
May 27th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.” – Psalm 51:1 (NLT)“A Grace That Is Big Enough” Hav...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 26, 2025 Devo
May 26th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.” – Psalm 50:14 (NLT)“Habits Of The Heart” My youngest son and his wife are working hard...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 25, 2025 Devo
May 25th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God. Redemption does not come so easily, for no one ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 24, 2025 Devo
May 24th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.” – Psalm 48:14 (NIV)“Shining Bright Until The End!” A few years ago, I visited with a really...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 23, 2025 Devo
May 23rd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple.” – Psalm 48:9 (NLT)“The One Thing That Changes Everything” Sundays are busy days for pastors. We some...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 22, 2025 Devo
May 22nd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise! For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth." – Psalm 47:1-2 (NLT)“A God Worth...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 21, 2025 Devo
May 22nd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Be still, and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:10 (NLT)“Be Still” I’m not good at being still, are you? I have things to do, people to talk to, sermons to work on, devotions ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 20, 2025 Devo
May 20th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. – Psalm 46:1 (NLT)“The Best Friend You’ll Ever Have” There are two kinds of friends. There are frie...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 18, 2025 Devo
May 18th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.” – Psalm 44:1 (NIV)“Let Your Stories Live On!” One thing that...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 17, 2025 Devo
May 17th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!” – Psalm 43:6 (NLT)“The Dark Cloud of Discouragement” ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 16, 2025 Devo
May 16th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.” – Psalm 43:3 (NLT) When I read this verse, I fel...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 15, 2025 Devo
May 15th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?” – Psalm 42:1-2 (NLT)“I Miss You” My ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 14, 2024 Devo
May 14th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.” – Psalm 41:9 (NLT)“Out of the Ashes of Betrayal” Have you ever been be...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 13, 2025 Devo
May 13th, 2025
Walking Through the PsalmsBut may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!” – Psalm 40:16 (NLT)“The Joy Is...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 12, 2025 Devo
May 12th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“For troubles surround me—too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. Please, LORD, rescu...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 10, 2025 Devo
May 10th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 9, 2025 Devo
May 9th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.” – Psalm 40:8 (NLT)“Rules Or Relationship?” Growing up, I was taught that being a Chris...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 8, 2025 Devo
May 8th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 7, 2025 Devo
May 7th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.” – Psalm 40:3 (NLT)“Are...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 6, 2025 Devo
May 6th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” – Psalm 40:2 (NLT)“The Pits” “That’s ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 5, 2025 Devo
May 5th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.” – Psalm 40:1 (NLT)“The Waiting Room” I think the hardest part of going to a doctor is the ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 4, 2025 Devo
May 4th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.” – Psalm 39:7 (NLT)“Our Hope Is in Him!” Our verse today is both sobering and wonderfully reassuring. It’s sobe...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 3, 2025 Devo
May 3rd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is.” – Psalm 38:4 (NLT)“Life Goes Fast, So Get It Right!” This p...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 2, 2025 Devo
May 2nd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.” – Psalm 37:30 (NLT)“Be Careful Who You Listen To” Be careful who you go to for counsel. I often tell my people he...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 1, 2025 Devo
May 1st, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.” – Psalm 37:16 (NLT)“Lifestyles of the Rich and Dead” I think one of the more eye-opening experiences in m...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 30, 2025 Devo
April 30th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper—it only leads to harm.” – Psalm 37:8 (NLT)“Taming the Anger Animal” Do you think of yourself as an angry perso...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 29, 2025 Devo
April 29th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act.” – Psalm 37:7 (NLT)“Chill” When I was a pastor in Phoenix, we had a new guy show up for our Saturday...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 28, 2025 Devo
April 28th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.” – Psalm 37:5 (NLT)“Committing & Trusting” Read the first half of that verse again. Now circle the sec...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 27, 2025 Devo
April 27th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” – Psalm 37:4 (NLT)“Your Heart’s Desire” Relax. This verse doesn’t mean what you think it means. I say t...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 26, 2025 Devo
April 26th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 25, 2025 Devo
April 25th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.” – Psalm 36:9 (NLT)“The Fountain of Life” I love this verse. In Genesis 1, we read how God “breathed into man th...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 24, 2025 Devo
April 24th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.” – Psalm 36:5 (NLT)“In the Blackness of Space” I was reading a fascinati...  Read More
by Steve Chiles