- Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph. Psalm 108:9 – This psalm is unique for it actually isn’t a new psalm, but a combination of sections from two other psalms. Psalm 108:1-5 is very similar to Psalm 57:7-11, and Psalm 108:6-13 is practically identical to Psalm 60:5-12. Why though would God repeat Himself like this in His holy scripture? Had He hit some sort of writer’s block and thought a sneaky way to add an extra psalm was to combine a couple and hope nobody noticed? Not at all, God repeated Himself so a powerful truth about Himself could be repeated in our lives. That God reigns. Our verse above begins to hint at the far reaches of His reign. God wasn’t just powerful in Israel, but even powerful in all the nations surrounding Israel. In Old Testament times it was believed that gods had power only over certain geographical areas, but beyond those areas they held no power or influence. Here the Lord is shattering such thoughts about His reign. Certainly over Israel He reigned, but His power didn’t stop there. Over Moab He reigned, over Edom He reigned, even over Philistia where Goliath was from He reigned. God’s people then, and God’s people now need to know that over all places God reigns. In your home, in your work, at your school, over death, over sickness…over all. He is Lord over all places and Lord over all people. Dwell on what this means practically for your life. If God truly is Lord over all people and places, how would that impact your daily life? Let’s begin by acknowledging His presence with us in all such places and living in such a way that reveals to Him we acknowledge His reign in our life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3522
- My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Psalm 108:1 – We’ve seen it before, where you have a children’s concert and during the solo portions most of the kids are shy and too nervous to sing in the mic. You barely hear them and can’t understand what they are saying. Yet among the young ones there is a kiddo who isn’t shy at all, boldly gets up to that mic, and sings at the top of their lungs! That’s the heart in which the psalmist is referring to. This heart that will sing with all his being. Today let’s be more like the bold kid when it comes to our worship of God. Not shy and timid where even if we do speak out it’s too quiet to understand or hear, but boldly with all our heart we should worship and praise Him today. Possibly that’s way out of your comfort zone, especially in front of people. That’s fine, then in your alone time with God be like the bold kid. Practice in small ways so you can be bold when it really matters. God deserves our entire being behind our worship of Him, let’s try to give that to Him today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1336
- Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! Psalm 108:12 – Looking to the world for help is an empty pursuit. The help and rescue we truly need in life can only be found in the Lord. As I looked deeper into this passage this morning I came to realize that Psalm 60:6-12 and Psalm 108:7-13 are almost identical. And way back when I wrote my devotional over Psalm 60 I chose verse 11, “Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!” God in His word is having us see repeatedly this truth that help and salvation can only be found in and through Him. Sure the world can offer temporary fixes that feels like rescue from our struggle, but when it comes down to the real healing we need and especially rescue from Hell, only through Jesus can we find that salvation. The Lord sees this as message worth repeating even in holy scripture. Is it a message we’re repeating in our own story or is it a message we need repeated back to us because we keep searching for help in all the wrong places? Know our help comes only from the Lord, the maker of Heaven and Earth. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2239
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