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Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 These are the words of someone who knew the blessed truth and reality of ministering to the Lord. There was just one thing David was asking of the Lord and he sought after that one thing. David’s one desire was to “dwell in the ho

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup.” Psalm 16:5 In this verse, from this beautiful 16 th Psalm, David revealed that he had the true and simple heart of a priest unto God. The Lord had spoken to Aaron, concerning the priestly tribe of Levi, saying, “You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance” (Numbers 18:20). In the book of Joshua it is r

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 Praise God. “The path of life,” it seemed for David, was the path that led him into “Your presence,” for it was in God’s presence that David’s “fullness of joy” dwelt. David knew there were “pleasures forever” awaiting him, at God’s right hand, as he ministered to His Lord. “The path of lif

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell securely.” Psalm 16:8-9 Benefit after benefit flowed from the pen of David as He wrote about his life and understanding of ministering to the Lord. We have seen, in our past two devotions, that David was blessed to behold God in the morning and in the evening.

Today’s Word of Encouragement From Wayne: “I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:7-8 Praise God Who, through our indwelling Lord Jesus Christ, allows us to set Him continually before us, “in our hearts” (2 Corinthians 4:6), that we might behold Him at all times! Previously, I shared with you David’s words, “As for me,

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.” Psalm 17:15 Ministering to our Lord on a regular basis, beholding God’s face in righteousness, allows and enables us to “be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake,” because ministering to the Lord keeps the likeness of God in the forefront of our minds. Because David beheld God’s face in righteousness on a regular basis,

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.” Psalm 17:15 How was it that David was able to behold God’s face? David was not asking. He did not say, “Oh please show me Your face God.” Instead David affirmed, “as for me, I shall behold Your face,” as if to say, “I don’t know what others want to behold but, “as for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness.” Davi

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God from my mother’s womb.” Psalm 22:10 Perhaps being the youngest of eight sons was not so easy for David. Maybe, with such a large family, there was not much time or attention given to David. We know that when Samuel came to Jesse’s house, his seven sons, minus David, were ready for Samuel to see them, while David was left out in the fields with the sheep. David’s own testimony

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2 Here is the basic premise of what we say in our ministering to the Lord. Just as David did, we “give thank to the Lord with all my heart” for Who He is and for what He has done. In future sharing from the Psalms, we will see that David would often list actua

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, at Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You. Let all who take refuge in You be glad, let them ever sing for joy; and may You shelter them, that those who love Your name may exult in You” Psalm 5:7,11 In this early Psalm of David’s, we see the heart of someone who not only practiced and understood ministering to the Lord, but who also desired for all to