Psalm 107

Based on an acrostic of PSALMS, this devotional is a simple way to make the Psalms personal as you pray and meditate on the Bible. Instructions: Finish the sentence or answer the questions. When you get to the M section, you can choose the option that works for the time you have available.


Praise You, God, for Your ______________. Thank You, God, for _______________.

Search my heart, God. Show me what is not right so that You can forgive and restore me.

Act on my behalf, God. I ask You to...

Listen to me, God, as I describe to You my life, my thoughts, and my feelings.

Move in me, God, as I meditate on Psalm 107.

• 5 minutes - Read Psalm 107.
  
• 10 minutes - Step 1) Read Psalm 107. Step 2) Psalm 107 is about God's great love for us. It describes four types of people: the wanderer, searching for meaning and a place to belong (verses 4-9); the prisoner, depressed and unable to break free (verses 10-16); the fool, who is suffering the consequences of bad choices (verses 17-22); and the sailor in a storm of life, with life circumstances that feel out of their control and overwhelming (verses 23-32). Re-read the section of Psalm 107 that resonates with a current or past situation in your life, noting the way that God responds to and redeems that person.
  
• 20 minutes - Step 1) Read Psalm 18. Step 2) Follow the 10 minute directions. Step 3) Write out your own cry to God acknowledging the ways you have been a wanderer, prisoner, fool, or sailor in a storm of life. Step 4) Use the last two verses of the applicable section of Psalm 107 as a model for you to thank God for how He has or will redeem you.
  

Selah. God, help me pause and think about what I've read in Psalm 107. What do you want me to understand about it? How do you want me to apply it to my life?

Psalm 18

Based on an acrostic of PSALMS, this devotional is a simple way to make the Psalms personal as you pray and meditate on the Bible. Instructions: Finish the sentence or answer the questions. When you get to the M section, you can choose the option that works for the time you have available.


Praise You, God, for Your ______________. Thank You, God, for _______________.

Search my heart, God. Show me what is not right so that You can forgive and restore me.

Act on my behalf, God. I ask You to...

Listen to me, God, as I describe to You my life, my thoughts, and my feelings.

Move in me, God, as I meditate on Psalm 18.

• 5 minutes - Read Psalm 18.
  
• 10 minutes - Step 1) Read Psalm 18. Step 2) Rewrite these verses as though God is speaking them directly to you - Psalm 18:1-2, 16-19, 28-30, 32-36. For example, starting with verse 1 and 2 based on the NIV, "I am your strength. I am your rock. I am your fortress and your deliverer."
  
• 20 minutes - Step 1) Read Psalm 18. Step 2) Rewrite a few verses in your own words as your own prayer to God today. Step 3) Then rewrite these verses as though God is speaking them directly to you - Psalm 18:1-2, 16-19, 28-30, 32-36. For example, starting with verse 1 and 2 based on the NIV, "I am your strength. I am your rock. I am your fortress and your deliverer."

Selah. God, help me pause and think about what I've read in Psalm 18. What do you want me to understand about it? How do you want me to apply it to my life?

Psalm 105

Based on an acrostic of PSALMS, this devotional is a simple way to make the Psalms personal as you pray and meditate on the Bible. Instructions: Finish the sentence or answer the questions. When you get to the M section, you can choose the option that works for the time you have available.


Praise You, God, for Your ______________. Thank You, God, for _______________.

Search my heart, God. Show me what is not right so that You can forgive and restore me.

Act on my behalf, God. I ask You to...

Listen to me, God, as I describe to You my life, my thoughts, and my feelings.

Move in me, God, as I meditate on Psalm 105.

• 5 minutes - Read Psalm 105:1-4. If you are alone, consider practicing verse 2 by actually singing a praise song to God OUT LOUD. Worshiping God by yourself can be a very powerful experience. I sang The Doxology ("Praise God from whom all blessings flow...").
  
• 10 minutes - Read Psalm 105:1-4. Try writing an antiphonal prayer by taking each line of the verse and writing your own response to it. For example, start with the first complete thought in verse 1, "Give thanks to the Lord." Then write a line of prayer in response, such as, "Thank You, God, for loving me."
  
• 20 minutes - Read entire psalm. Focus on verse 19, which is referencing a dream Joseph had as a young man about his future. It took decades for the dream to come true, and in the meantime, Joseph had to wrestle with living in the "not yet" and wondering why his life looked so different from his dream (see Genesis 37, 40-45 for more). The NKJV describes Joseph's situation in Psalm 105:19 as, "Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him." The NLT version says, "Until the time came to fulfill his word, the Lord tested Joseph's character." Are you in a place of wrestling and waiting? Do you have dreams from the Lord that are unfulfilled? Are you wondering if he has forgotten you? See verse 42. Can you re-commit to trust the God of Abraham, Joseph, and Jacob to remember His promises to you? Can you ask God to give you perspective like He gave to Joseph in Genesis 45:5-8?
  

Selah. God, help me pause and think about what I've read in Psalm 105. What do you want me to understand about it? How do you want me to apply it to my life?