# 1. 2018 Dev. Ps. 26:3. Love and Faithfulness! Read all of Ps. 26. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 26: 3 “for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.”
We begin 2018 with Psalm 26. This Psalm is David’s prayer asking for God’s vindications, for deliverance and for mercy. This is a group of prayers ending at Ps.33. As in David’s time we are surrounded with a broken world. What David prays in verses 4-7 surrounds us as well and occupies us as those living for Jesus. Further, if proclaiming God’s deeds, grace, forgiveness, salvation, are not part of our occupation it should be in this New Year.
Verses 1-3 stands in opposition to the above and gives us an insight into David’s relationship with God, he trusts the LORD, he has not faltered, “Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.” David’s relationship with God would be a great New Years resolution. Think about it. Could we be that honest with God?
Verse 8-11 builds on David’s relationship with God. He asks for mercy because like David we know we fall short of God’s will for our lives but God is faithful. He forgives, He removes our short comings as far as east is from the west, Ps 103:12. All this is the result of our relationship with Jesus Christ, as imperfect as it is but is qualified in Jesus’ love.
We move to v.12: “My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.” Where will you stand this year? Are you standing with the people who follow Jesus, praising God? 2018 will be a good year by God’s Grace!
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