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His Love Endures Forever

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 136:1–9 (ESV) 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever; 5 to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever; 6 to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; 7 to him who … Continue reading His Love Endures Forever

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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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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 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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These All Look to You

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 104:25–29 (ESV) 25 Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. 26 There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. 27 These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. Understanding and … Continue reading These All Look to You

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The Works of God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 104:19–24 (ESV) 19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. 20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. 21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. 22 When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. 23 Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of … Continue reading The Works of God

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Thank You, God

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 104:14–18 (ESV) 14 You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth 15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. 16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 17 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge … Continue reading Thank You, God

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You Make Springs

Tim Farley

  Shaped by the Word is a daily Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Please subscribe to this page or like our Facebook page to make sure you can read along with us every day. We are reading through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 104:10–13 (ESV) 10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills; 11 they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 Beside them the birds of the … Continue reading You Make Springs

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An All-Powerful Creator

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 104:5–9 (ESV) 5 He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. 6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them. 9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. Understanding and Applying the Word These verses speak of God … Continue reading An All-Powerful Creator

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