Daily Devotional

January 25th 2026

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Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I’ll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live…[God] always does what [God] says—[God] defends the wronged, [God] feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners—[God] gives sight to the blind, [God] lifts up the fallen.—Psalm 146:1, 2, 7-9 (MSG)

The two themes here are “Praise” and “Justice”. Praise is the act of glorifying God; it is adoration of God for those things that God has done for us. Justice is the standard by which the benefits and penalties of living in a society are distributed. We give praise to God for justice because it is founded in God’s being; it helps to give depth to God’s character and heightens God’s mercy.

We praise God for who God is, for what God has said, for what God does, for what God has promised and promises to do. When we praise God from our soul, we honor God from the inside. Thus, all of our words and actions should be consistent with God’s will. When we praise God, we speak of God’s deeds. We also pray that others will be able to see God at work in our lives by the way we act and speak.

God’s justice is spiritual sustenance for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness (Matthew 5:6). God cares for the hopeless and helpless: the stranger, orphan, and wicked. God loves the righteous, but brings down those who oppose God’s faithfulness and compassion.

From this we learn that not only is God just, but God wants us to be just toward each other. It is so central to our service to God that any other response is empty and diminished (Amos 5:21-24; Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 23:23). We are to have a craving desire to be found pleasing to God.

These words are reminiscent of the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1) that Jesus read in the synagogue of Nazareth, announcing His Messiahship (Luke 4:18). They remind us of God’s immanence, His intention to be involved in the intimate affairs of our lives. This truth is worthy of our perpetual praise

Prayer: Lord, we praise You for Your justice. We thank You that, in all cases, You will watch over those who strive to live righteously before You. We thank You that You watch over all the needy that trust You, and protect us from evil attacks. As we go today, help us to be vessels of praise and testaments of Your protection and provision. In the name of Jesus, we pray. AMEN!

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