Kristi Burchfiel

VERSE: Psalm 40:11–You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. TRUTH: What gives us the strength to make it through each day? God’s love and God’s truth! Are we relying on those to get through everything that we need? Do we study and learn from His truth so that it will sustain us? RESPONSE: Father, Your love and truth are amazing and I pray that You will not withhold them from me. Allow me to know and live in the blessing they provide.

VERSE: Psalm 39:1–I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle while the wicked are in my presence.” TRUTH: The tongue has such power and influence. It can get us into a great amount of trouble and cause a lot of problems if we are not guarding what we say. We must control our tongue. RESPONSE: Lord, help me to be careful what I speak and say today. I want to glorify You in every word that I speak.

VERSE: Psalm 38:21–Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me! TRUTH: In the midst of our hurt and distress, we cry out to God. Have we reached the place where we are desperate for Him and Him alone? Do we rely on Him to work in our lives or we’re finished? RESPONSE: O Lord, be near to me and show Yourself to me. Intervene in my life for without You, I am finished!

VERSE: Psalm 37:4–Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. TRUTH: God created us and knows us better than we know ourselves. We are to rest and relax and enjoy God. God loves us and He will give us what is best for us in the right time. Will we wait on Him and just delight in Him even when we don’t understand? RESPONSE: Lord, You know me and my desires. I will rest in You and delight in You and trust that You will give me what is best at the right time.

VERSE: Psalm 36:7–How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. TRUTH: We need the Lord’s lovingkindness to make it through our day. We can take refuge from the storms of life in God who protects us and keeps us safe. RESPONSE: Lord, thank You for loving me. I need Your protection today as I have been tossed about. Hide me in your arms and keep me safe.

VERSE: Psalm 35:20–For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the Lord. TRUTH: Even if we are following Jesus in every way, there will be people who say wrong things and lie about us. How do we respond when we are wrongfully accused? Instead of complaining to anyone and everyone, we should bring our concerns to God. He is our defender and protector. He will lead us in how to respond to those people. RESPONSE: Lord, when others speak wrong against me, I pray You will defend me. I will wait on You to lead my every step.

VERSE: Psalm 34:18–The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. TRUTH: Those who are hurting can find their comfort in the Lord. He promises to be close and to save those who are broken in heart and crushed in spirit. Do we sense Him in the midst of our dark times? Do we allow Him to comfort us? RESPONSE: Lord, You walk through my hard times with me. Hold me and guide me. Be near and save me.

VERSE:Psalm 33:1–Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones; praise is becoming to the upright. TRUTH: We are never more beautiful to God than when we are praising Him. When we tell of God’s glory and give Him praise, regardless of our personal circumstances, God is pleased and it adds to our beauty. The Lord takes great joy and delight in our words and deeds of praise. RESPONSE: Lord, I praise You, I am thankful for You, and I lift You up. I am beautiful and becoming in Your sight.

VERSE: Psalm 32:5–I acknowledged my sin to You and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. TRUTH: God knows all things, including our sins. But He wants us to confess them to Him. Do we acknowledge and confess our sin? God is waiting to forgive the sin itself and the guilt caused by the sin. RESPONSE: Lord, I bring my shortcomings to You. I have failed You. Please forgive me and restore me today.