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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 I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading.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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Clothed with Splendor and Majesty

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 104:1–4 (ESV) 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, 2 covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. 3 He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; 4 he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. Understanding and Applying the Word This psalm begins much the same as Psalm 103. It begins with the writer … Continue reading Clothed with Splendor and Majesty

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The Lord Has Established His Throne

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 103:19–22 (ESV) 19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! 21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! 22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Understanding and Applying the Word As we come to the end of this psalm, all of heaven is called on to join in the worship … Continue reading The Lord Has Established His Throne

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As a Father

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 103:13–18 (ESV) 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, 18 to those … Continue reading As a Father

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As Far as the East Is from the West

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 103:6–12 (ESV) 6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear … Continue reading As Far as the East Is from the West

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Bless the Lord

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 103:1–5 (ESV) 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Understanding and Applying the Word The opening is a call to “bless” the Lord because of all he does. It is the … Continue reading Bless the Lord

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Your Years Have No End

Tim Farley

  Shaped by the Word is a daily Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but do include a suggested reading from Scripture. Be sure to subscribe to this page to follow along each day as we read through the Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 102:23–28 (ESV) 23 He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days. 24 “O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!” 25 Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the … Continue reading Your Years Have No End

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Let This Be Recorded

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 102:18–22 (ESV) 18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord: 19 that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth, 20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die, 21 that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise, 22 when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the Lord. Understanding and Applying the Word “Let this be recorded,” … Continue reading Let This Be Recorded

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The Lord Is Enthroned Forever

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 102:12–17 (ESV) 12 But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations. 13 You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. 14 For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust. 15 Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory. 16 For the Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory; 17 he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise … Continue reading The Lord Is Enthroned Forever

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