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Lead Me

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 I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a Scripture reading for the day. If you would like to follow along each day, please subscribe to this page. Thanks for reading! Reading the Word Psalm 119:33–40 (ESV) 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. 35 Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. 36 … Continue reading Lead Me

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The Wonderful Word of God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 119:1–8 (ESV) 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! 4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. 5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! 6 Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. 7 I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your … Continue reading The Wonderful Word of God

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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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Blessed Is the One

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 94:11–15 (ESV) 11 the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. 12 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, 13 to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14 For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; 15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Understanding and Applying the Word In verse 10, we read about how God … Continue reading Blessed Is the One

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Taking Delight in God’s Word

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 1:1–6 (ESV) 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. … Continue reading Taking Delight in God’s Word

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