Tue 6/23 · Ps 47 · 1 Cor 15
This psalm will come to pass in the Millennium. Jesus will be King over the earth and will subdue the nations under our feet (v.2-3). Rev 20:4b says, “And they…
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Mon 6/22 · Ps 46 · 1 Cor 14
Two rivers are described in this psalm. The 1st one is a river of storms, destruction and judgment (v.1-3, 6). It appeared in Noah’s flood, in the Sea of Galilee…
Sun 6/21 · Ps 45 · 1 Cor 13
This is a powerful Messianic psalm. V.6-7 are quoted in Heb 1:8-9 as words spoken by Father God to Jesus, the Son of God! This is a good Scripture to…
Sat 6/20 · Ps 44 · 1 Cor 12
This psalm is not simple, but complicated, as it talks of victory (v.1-6) and defeat (v.10-16), of being saved by God (v.7-8) and also of being cast off and put…
Fri 6/19 · Ps 43 · 1 Cor 11
This psalm has a powerful message for believers who face deceitful and unjust enemies, like proud bosses or the endtime AC (v.1). We may even feel that God has cast…
Thu 6/18 · Ps 42 · 1 Cor 10
This psalm can be applied to the church. In many countries and through long periods of time, critics have mocked Christianity, saying, “Where is your God?” (v.3, 10). This is…
Wed 6/17 · Ps 41 · 1 Cor 9
There is a Messianic prophecy hidden in this psalm. It is v.9, “Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel…
Tue 6/16 · Ps 40 · 1 Cor 8
This psalm was written to show us how David climbed out of discouragement and into triumph. At the beginning, David was in a horrible pit of miry clay (v.2)! But…
Mon 6/15 · Ps 39 · 1 Cor 7
David wanted to not sin with his words (v.1), so he kept silence (v.2). But although he tried hard, in the end, he got hot inside, couldn’t hold back and…
Sun 6/14 · Ps 38 · 1 Cor 6
I think it’s foolish to deny God’s existence (v.1) because I think life cannot exist without a creator. Even the simplest life form, a bacteria cell, is so complex it…
Sat 6/13 · Ps 37 · 1 Cor 5
The words “inherit” and “inheritance” appear 6 times in this psalm in v.9, 11, 18, 22, 29 and 34. These words were used to refer to Israel entering the Promised…
Fri 6/12 · Ps 36 · 1 Cor 4
V.7 says, “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.” There is a famous story of how,…
Thu 6/11 · Ps 35 · 1 Cor 3
In this psalm, David if fighting against enemies who pursue after and want to kill him so he pleads to the Lord to fight against his enemies, stop them and…
Wed 6/10 · Ps 34 · 1 Cor 2
While David was escaping from Saul, he visited the priest Abimelech and got some holy bread to feed his men. After that, he fled to the Philistine King Achish of…
Tue 6/9 · Ps 33 · 1 Cor 1
V.16 says, “No king is saved by the multitude of an army.” I think Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an example of this. Russia has one of the world’s largest…
Mon 6/8 · Ps 32 · Rom 16
V.3 says, “When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long.” But v.5 says, “I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I…
Sun 6/7 · Ps 31 · Rom 15
This psalm shows the 2 sides of David that every believer also has. One side is his trust in the Lord and having God as his rock and fortress (v.1-2).…
Sat 6/6 · Ps 30 · Rom 14
V.11 says, “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness…” Here, David expresses the truth that God is…
Fri 6/5 · Ps 29 · Rom 13
This psalm could be called “The Psalm of the Voice of the Lord” because the phrase, “The voice of the Lord” appears 7 times in just 11 verses! The voice…
Thu 6/4 · Ps 28 · Rom 12
V.4 says, “Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors…” David prayed for God to punish the wicked according to their deeds. But Jesus…