Month: September 2018

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Through the Sea

Tim Farley

I will be out of town for the next few days and will not be able to post devotional content. However, I have scheduled for a daily Scripture reading to publish each day I am away. Daily devotional thoughts will return on Monday, October 1. Thanks for reading! If you have not already done so, subscribe to this page and join us each day as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 106:6–12 (ESV) 6 Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness. 7 Our fathers, when … Continue reading Through the Sea

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The Mighty Deeds of the Lord

Tim Farley

  I will be out of town for the next few days and will not be able to post devotional content. However, I have scheduled for a daily Scripture reading to publish each day I am away. Daily devotional thoughts will return on Monday, October 1. Thanks for reading! If you have not already done so, subscribe to this page and join us each day as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 106:1–5 (ESV) 1 Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures … Continue reading The Mighty Deeds of the Lord

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He Brought His People Out with Joy

Tim Farley

  I will be out of town for the next few days and will not be able to post devotional content. However, I have scheduled for a daily Scripture reading to publish each day I am away. Daily devotional thoughts will return on Monday, October 1. Thanks for reading! If you have not already done so, subscribe to this page and join us each day as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 105:43–45 (ESV) 43 So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. 44 And he gave them … Continue reading He Brought His People Out with Joy

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The Lord Provides

Tim Farley

I will be out of town for the next few days and will not be able to post devotional content. However, I have scheduled for a daily Scripture reading to publish each day I am away. Daily devotional thoughts will return on Monday, October 1. Thanks for reading! If you have not already done so, subscribe to this page and join us each day as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 105:37–42 (ESV) 37 Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. 38 … Continue reading The Lord Provides

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Who Is in Control?

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 105:26–36 (ESV) 26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. 27 They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. 29 He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. 30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. 32 He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through … Continue reading Who Is in Control?

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The Lord’s Plans

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 105:23–25 (ESV) 23 Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. 25 He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. Understanding and Applying the Word Jacob and his family traveled to Egypt to escape famine. Little did the family know they would not be leaving Egypt for many years after arriving. They would become slaves in the land. This means they had left the Promised Land behind to escape the … Continue reading The Lord’s Plans

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Even in Famine

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 105:16–22 (ESV) 16 When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, 17 he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 18 His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; 19 until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. 20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; 21 he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, 22 … Continue reading Even in Famine

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The Lord’s Protection

Tim Farley

  Shaped by the Word is devoted to encouraging others to read the Bible every day. If you would like to read along with us, please subscribe to this page. We are reading through the Psalms in 2018. I only include a portion of Scripture on Sundays. All other days include a Scripture reading and a short devotional. Thanks for reading! Reading the Word Psalm 105:12–15 (ESV) 12 When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, 13 wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, 14 he allowed no one to oppress … Continue reading The Lord’s Protection

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The Promise Keeper

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 105:8–11 (ESV) 8 He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, 9 the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, 10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, 11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” Understanding and Applying the Word In the Book of Genesis, God promises to Abraham that he will turn him into a great nation and give him a land for the people (Genesis 12:1-3). … Continue reading The Promise Keeper

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Make Known His Deeds

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 105:1–7 (ESV) 1 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! 4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! 5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, 6 O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He is the Lord our … Continue reading Make Known His Deeds

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