A Daily Devotion for Wednesday, July 29

Psalm 91:9-16

If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”

and you make the Most High your dwelling,

no harm will overtake you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

He will call on me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation. ”

I recently watched a few episodes of a Netflix series called, “Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons.” It was very interesting and also very sad, with some quite uplifting scenes. These were the scenes where the prisoners would gather for worship. The gatherings were Christian, led by clergy or more often by a fellow prisoner. When the prisoners sang, they seemed happy and one could imagine a sense of peace in them. Faith in God was a common thread through these awful places around the world. God is everywhere we need Him to be, and we need him to be everywhere.

Holy Lord, be with those who suffer in prison. Grant them some peace and help them to become the best that they can be. Amen

Becky, transforming