Devotion of the Day - 02.13.2026

Devotion of the Day

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice!
In the morning, I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch!
My mouth is filled with Your praise,
And with Your glory all the day!
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall declare Your praise!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Verse
Psalm 69:13 (ESV) — “But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.”

Meditation
Psalm 69 speaks from distress, yet it refuses silence. The psalmist turns toward God even when overwhelmed. He does not demand immediate relief but appeals to God’s steadfast love and saving faithfulness. This is a prayer shaped by covenant trust. Morning often exposes burdens already waiting for us—unfinished tasks, strained relationships, hidden griefs. Psalm 69 teaches us where to take them. Prayer is not last resort but first response. The psalmist anchors his hope not in timing but in God’s character. The “acceptable time” belongs to the Lord, whose faithfulness does not fail. To begin the day this way is to surrender urgency without surrendering hope. We ask boldly because God is steadfast. We wait patiently because He is faithful. The heart that prays in this way is not naive about trouble but confident in mercy that endures beyond it.

New Testament Verse
Hebrews 4:16 (ESV) — “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
As the Psalmist appeals to God’s steadfast love at the right time, Hebrews invites us to approach that same mercy with confidence. The throne of grace fulfills the hope expressed in Psalm 69. In Christ, we draw near trusting that help will come in God’s appointed time.

Old Testament Verse
Exodus 34:6 (ESV) — “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”
As the Psalmist pleads on the basis of God’s steadfast love and faithfulness, Exodus declares these very attributes as the Lord’s revealed name. Psalm 69 rests on who God has shown Himself to be. Both passages ground prayer not in desperation alone but in the unchanging character of God.

Collect
O Lord, abundant in steadfast love and saving faithfulness, hear our prayer at the start of this day. Teach us to trust Your timing and to rest in Your mercy, that we may live in patient hope before You; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hymn Verse
Lord, Thee I love with all my heart;
I pray Thee, ne’er from me depart,
With tender mercy cheer me.
Earth has no pleasure I would share;
Yea, heav’n itself were void and bare
If Thou, Lord, wert not near me.
(TLH 429, verse 1)