The Deaf Devo from The Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "The Big Elm Tree" Bible Reading: Psalm 28:1-9 for Wednesday, 15 February 2017Psalm 28:(0) By David:
(1) Adonai, I am calling to you;
my Rock, don’t be deaf to my cry.
For if you answer me with silence,
I will be like those who fall in a pit.
2 Hear the sound of my prayers
when I cry to you,
when I lift my hands
toward your holy sanctuary.
3 Don’t drag me off with the wicked,
with those whose deeds are evil;
they speak words of peace to their fellowmen,
but evil is in their hearts.
4 Pay them back for their deeds,
as befits their evil acts;
repay them for what they have done,
give them what they deserve.
5 For they don’t understand the deeds of Adonai
or what he has done.
He will break them down;
he will not build them up.
6 Blessed be Adonai,
for he heard my voice as I prayed for mercy.
7 Adonai is my strength and shield;
in him my heart trusted, and I have been helped.
Therefore my heart is filled with joy,
and I will sing praises to him.
8 Adonai is strength for [his people],
a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
9 Save your people! Bless your heritage!
Shepherd them, and carry them forever!
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When I was young, we had a big elm tree in our yard. It was so tall that its branches shaded a large area of our front yard.
Sometimes a man who walked by our house would stop and sit under the elm tree and enjoy the shade. We did not know this man's name, but my brother and I called him Freddie. Freddie never talked to us. He just rested under the tree and sometimes ate his lunch there.
I liked that elm tree because I could catch locusts that I found on the tree. I would take these locusts to school with me and show my friends. I also remember that this tree was very strong. The branches never broke off when the wind blew.
God is like that elm tree. Just as we enjoyed the shade of the tree, Christians can enjoy God's blessings. Our Bible Reading tells us some of these blessings - strength, protection, help and answered prayers. We can depend on God to help us and give us strength![Carol Whitney]
"The Lord is my strength and shield. I trusted him with all my heart. He helped me, so I am happy. I sing songs of praise to him."[Psalm 28:7]
PRAYER: Father, I will depend on Your strength and protection every day. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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