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The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms QUOTES

The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms QUOTES

1 " What is God’s glory? It is his infinite weight, his supreme importance. To glorify God is to obey him unconditionally. To ever say, “I’ll obey if . . .” is to give something else more importance or glory than God. But while glorifying God is never less than obedience, it is more. God’s glory also means his inexpressible beauty and perfection. It does not glorify him, then, if we only ever obey God simply out of duty. We must give him not only our will but also our heart, as we adore and enjoy him, as we find him infinitely attractive. And there is no greater beauty than to see the Son of God laying aside his glory and dying for us "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

2 " Haz de la comunión constante con Dios una prioridad. Deja de vagar como un ave y aprende a vivir cerca de Dios "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

3 " Él espera que no disfracemos esas emociones con distracciones que prometen alivio, pero que nunca cumplen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

4 " if we live for and love any thing more than God himself, we are trapped. They become things we have to have, so we “run,” exhausted, after them. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

5 " Anything that is functionally more important to you than God is an idol. Anything you love more than God—even a good thing like a spouse or child or social cause—is a false god. Because we love them too much, we are wracked with uncontrollable fears and anger when they are threatened and inconsolable despair when we lose them. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

6 " Sin shrugs at God. Its essence is failing to believe not that he exists but that he matters. This attitude is deadly. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

7 " Lord, I will obey you simply because you are worthy of it and it is my duty. But don’t let my service to you remain at that level. Show me your beauty—attract my heart, capture my imagination, so that I find joyful pleasure in serving you. Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

8 " An ounce of sin can harm us more than a ton of suffering. Sin can harden our hearts so we lose everything, but suffering, if handled rightly, can make us wiser, happier, and deeper. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

9 " Actually every day that your heart keeps pumping, your country is not invaded, and your brain keeps functioning is wholly an undeserved gift of God. We ought to live simple, normal, uneventful days full of amazed, thankful joy. Prayer: Lord, I thank you for my routine mercies. I thank you for sustaining my life daily, for being endlessly patient with me, for shielding me from so many consequences of my foolish behavior, for the ways you have walked with me in trials, and for all my answered prayers. Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

10 " Christians have their attitude toward God changed from one of duty to free, loving self-giving because of what Jesus did for us on the cross. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

11 " Lord of the Word, don’t let me be seduced by the world—either naively going with the crowd or becoming a hardened cynic. Help me meditate on your Word to the point of delight. Give me stability and contentment regardless of the circumstances. How I need that! Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

12 " Righteous Lord, I have many who falsely accuse me. Defend me from them! But I also know my sin, and my heart rightly accuses me. I rest in Jesus’s atoning death for me. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

13 " January 9 READ Psalm 7:1–5. 1 LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2 or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 3 LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands— 4 if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe— 5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. SMEAR CAMPAIGN. How do we deal with gossip and slander and the loss of our reputation? David shows us straightaway. He doesn’t say, “I will take refuge in God,” but rather shows that he already has, that he is already safe. How can he feel that way before he knows whether the smear campaign will be thwarted? The answer: if we trust in God’s wisdom and will, then we have peace regardless of the immediate outcome. It is only God’s opinion of us that counts, and that will prevail. Prayer: Lord, some criticisms are terribly unfair. My deepest comfort is knowing that you see all things and will in the end set all things right. So I will not desperately defend myself or strike out at my accusers and insinuators. You know the truth, and that suffices for me. I leave this all in your hands. Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

14 " Lord, when I forget the Gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others. I hear all criticism as a condemnation of my very being. But you have said that “there is now no condemnation” for me (Romans 8:1). You delight and sing over me (Zephaniah 3:14–17); you see me as a beauty (Colossians 1:22). Let me always remember that! Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

15 " There is no more proper response to really seeing God as he is—transcendent beyond all imagination—than to be still and adore. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

16 " Our pleasure and our duty, though opposite before, since we have seen his beauty, are joined to part no more.”36 "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

17 " Lord, admitting my accomplishments are your gift is a bittersweet thing to do. It stings at first because it humbles. But then it is so very sweet and brings such peace. It is not up to me, and it never was. Let me work hard, with this liberating insight removing the pressure I sinfully put on myself. Amen. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

18 " The history of the patriarchs is filled with such missteps and moral failures. How could these be our moral examples? The answer: Biblical faith, unlike other kinds, is not primarily about emulating moral examples. The Bible is a history of God offering his grace to people who do not deserve it nor seek it nor ever fully appreciate it after they have been saved by it. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

19 " Let the knowledge of your grace make me never less but only more intensely devoted to obeying you. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

20 " There is ultimately no such thing as unanswered prayer. If the answer at first is “no” or “not yet,” it is because he gives us what we want in ways better than we asked. "

― Timothy J. Keller , The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms