TODAY’S DAILY READING: 1 Chronicles 26-27 & Psalms 122-123
Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 26- Small Things
1 Chronicles 26:13
“And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house.”
As David recounts those who would serve in the various capacities within the house of the Lord, he reminds us that all service, small or great, is determined by the Lord. Those who would attend to the gates of the city were chosen by… Read More
1 Chronicles 27- Behind The Scenes
1 Chronicles 27:1
“And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.”
David was the … Read More
Psalm 122- Come With Me
Psalm 122:1
“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’”
The writer of Hebrews exhorts us not to forsake the gathering together of the brethren (Hebrews 10:25). In other words; get to church! That is the heart of what David is singing about in this Psalm. He begins by declaring what a blessing it is to have someone invite him to the house of the Lord. Even as the king of a nation, David was still a… Read More
Psalm 123- Free From Sin
Psalm 123:1-2
“Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until He has mercy on us.”… Read More
Jim Gallagher 