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What is the valley of decision (Joel 3:14)? Joel 3:14 says, “Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” Many evangelists have drawn from this passage to challenge audiences to “make a decision” for Christ. Others view this valley of decision as aContinue reading “valley of decision”

“For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scatteredContinue reading “The LORD Judges the Nations”

HALLELUJAH CHORUSPsalms 142–150 “Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness” (Ps. 150:2). How great a contribution the Psalms make to our lives. In reading them we are led to praise the Lord. OverviewFour psalms of David lift us from a desperate sense of need (Pss. 142–143) to confidence inContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

WORKS OF GOD’S HANDSPsalms 135–141 “I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Ps. 139:14). Praise and worship grow out of God’s revelation of Himself to us. The more we know of what God has done and is doing, the more we respond toContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

SONGS OF ASCENTSPsalms 120–134 “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ’Let us go to the house of the LORD.’ Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem” (Ps. 122:1–2). How do we feel when Sunday comes, and we approach the church where we worship? This group of psalms reminds us that worshipContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”