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Restore Us

Tim Farley

Shaped by the Word is a daily Bible reading devotional. I am at a conference May 6-8 and will not be posting devotional material on those days, but I will continue to post a suggested Scripture reading for each day. Please subscribe to this page and follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 60:1–5 (ESV) 1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. … Continue reading Restore Us

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For You Are My Fortress

Tim Farley

I am out of town for a conference on May 7-9. As a result, I will not be able to post daily devotional material. I will continue to post daily Scripture readings for the days I am away. I hope that you are enjoying and benefiting from the daily reading of the Book of Psalms in 2018. If you have not done so already, take a moment and subscribe to this page. Reading the Word Psalm 59:14–17 (ESV) 14 Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. 15 They wander about for food and growl … Continue reading For You Are My Fortress

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My God in His Steadfast Love

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 I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading for the day. Please subscribe to this page and follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 59:8–13 (ESV) 8 But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. 9 O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. 10 My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in … Continue reading My God in His Steadfast Love

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Howling Like Dogs

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 59:1–7 (ESV) 1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; 2 deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. 3 For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord, 4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! 5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare … Continue reading Howling Like Dogs

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Justice and Grace

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 58:6–11 (ESV) 6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord! 7 Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted. 8 Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. 9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away! 10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the … Continue reading Justice and Grace

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Corruption at the Top

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 58:1–5 (ESV) 1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? 2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies. 4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, 5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter. Understanding and Applying the Word In every age, those in power have … Continue reading Corruption at the Top

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My Heart Is Steadfast

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 57:7–11 (ESV) 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! 8 Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! 9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. 10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! Understanding and Applying the Word Christianity is not about getting everything … Continue reading My Heart Is Steadfast

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The Glory of God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 57:1–6 (ESV) 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! 4 My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid … Continue reading The Glory of God

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My Tears in Your Bottle

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 56:8–13 (ESV) 8 You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? 9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise, 11 in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? 12 I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered my … Continue reading My Tears in Your Bottle

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In God I Trust

Tim Farley

Thank you for reading Shaped by the Word. This is a daily Bible reading devotional. I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a suggested reading for the day. Please be sure to subscribe to this page and follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 56:1–7 (ESV) 1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. 3 When I am afraid, I put … Continue reading In God I Trust

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