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Today's Word

saturday, august 15 2026

How Well Do You Know God?

Psalm 86 is a remarkable psalm from which we can learn much. David, the psalmist, was going through a difficult time. He was distressed because he felt threatened and persecuted by arrogant and violent people.

In humility, David came before God in prayer. He presented his requests to the Lord, but he did so while expressing his need and acknowledging God's character. David knew God well. He knew that God would not fail him in times of need, and he approached the Father with complete confidence.

Based on his experience with God, David declared that he could expect God's intervention because the Lord had already worked in many situations throughout his life. Several verses in this psalm reveal just how well David knew God:

You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love to all who call to you.
- Psalm 86:5

David had experienced God's goodness, forgiveness, and love. He came before God knowing that once again he would receive evidence of the Lord's loving care.

When I am in distress, I call to you,
because you answer me.
- Psalm 86:7

God had answered David on many previous occasions. He knew that God would not ignore his prayer and trusted that the Lord would respond in the midst of his new distress.

For you are great and do marvelous deeds;
you alone are God.
- Psalm 86:10

David trusted in the greatness and power of God, the one true God, and remained steadfast in that truth.

For great is your love toward me;
you have delivered me from the depths,
from the realm of the dead.
- Psalm 86:13

God had rescued David from death on other occasions, for example, by giving him victory over Goliath. David trusted in God's love and protective care.

David's confidence was not based on wishful thinking but on a personal history with God. He remembered what God had done in the past and trusted Him for the present.

How well do you know God? Have you experienced His intervention in the circumstances of your life? God is always faithful. Choose to trust Him!

Yesterday's Word

Do you feel that you need God?

I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land
- Psalm 143:6

How many times a day do you stop and say to God, “I need You, Lord”? Do you long to feel His presence at every moment? Reach out your hands to Him and tell Him! The Heavenly Father is always by your side, day or night. You only need to pause, set aside whatever is occupying you at the moment, and focus on Him. You will feel His presence. You will see how He quenches your thirst and fills your life once again with His presence, His love, and His peace.

God is never far from you; He stays by His children’s side at all times. He wants you to speak to Him and seek Him. When you do this, He does not ignore you, He listens and responds with love.

The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalm 145:18–19

When you open your heart to God, you will feel like a plant that has gone through a drought and finally receives the water it needs. Your spirit will be renewed as you feel the loving presence of the Heavenly Father, and you will begin to strengthen your faith. Seek the Lord today, open your heart to Him, and receive the water of life that He wants to give you.

Do you need God? Seek His presence and quench your thirst for Him.

Day Before Yesterday's Word

Every day, until the end of the world

After His resurrection and before ascending to heaven, Jesus spoke some very important words to His disciples. He entrusted them with a special mission, and that commission extends to all of us who, since then, have accepted Jesus as Lord of our lives.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
- Matthew 28:19–20

As these verses say, we have a mission to fulfill: to make disciples of Jesus wherever we go. But we, the children of God, are not alone in doing this work, nor do we do it in our own strength. Jesus Himself promised us His presence and companionship every day, until the end of the world.

Do today the work that God has given you to do. Do it with determination and courage, because Jesus is by your side. He walks with you and enables you to share His message of salvation and to do great things in His name. Never forget that you have His presence and His help every day, until the end of the world.

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:10