In the Lord I Take Refuge: Daily Devotions Through the Psalms with Dane Ortlund

To bless the Lord is to lift one’s eyes to heaven, to look to God, to celebrate who he is, to count on him for all things, to acknowledge life as a gift from him. It is to thank him. At a base level, it is to notice him. To see him, and to rejoice in him while doing so. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

How do we find such unity? The whole Bible gives us the answer, hinted at in this psalm: unity comes where “the Lord has commanded the blessing”. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Who rules over your life? Who will determine the final state of the world? Who gets the last say? Jesus Christ—not your boss, not your parents, not your political leadership. Trust him, and be at peace. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

What in your life is pulling you away from saying, “I have calmed and quieted my soul”? Repent. Be restored. Return to the Lord. Hope in him once more. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Your sins can darken your awareness of God’s love, but they cannot darken the reality of that love. God does not redeem his people from some of their iniquities; rather, “he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities”. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

If you are in Christ—if you are one of those on whom the blessing of the Lord rests—then, like your Savior before you, your pains will one day be transformed into glory, turned inside out into marks of beauty. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

What does it mean to “fear the Lord”? To fear the Lord means to live as if God exists and is who he says he is. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Build into your life self-conscious, moment-by-moment mindfulness of the Lord. Appeal to him constantly. Invite him into your thoughts and dreams and plans. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Life in Christ is a celebration—not shallow merriment but a deep, pain-acknowledging celebration. For the best is yet to come. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Whatever assault you feel yourself to be under today as you walk with Christ, the answer is not to respond to insults with insults, nor to hope ultimately in political or economic leadership, but to rely on the Lord. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

The Father sent his own Son so that amid all our ups and downs in life, we are guaranteed a steady companion who loves us and is for us. He is on our side. “Our help is in the name of the Lord”. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

The mercy of the Lord is yours for the taking. Draw near to him, and he will draw near to you. In the embrace of God is a comfort and consolation no human scorning can threaten. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

In Jesus, we become our true selves. We are given back our humanity. We taste Eden. And in the new earth, we will enjoy unhindered fellowship with God once more, not in a limited locale but unlimited, not for a limited time but for eternity. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

What does it mean to be part of the people of God? Among a hundred other things, it means that the God who created the universe never ceases to watch over and actively protect you. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Like our Savior, who left his true home in heaven to come to earth and sojourn among us, we sojourn among a foreign land that will one day be returned fully and openly to its rightful ruler. Until then, we trust in the Lord and, led by the psalmist, pray for deliverance. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Having redeemed his people and brought us through grace into relationship with him, God now lovingly instructs us in the way to enjoy fullness of life. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Have you been rejected, today, by someone who ought to have accepted you? You are in good company. Take heart. God draws near to you in his rejected, crucified Son. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

If grace is truly gracious, then you are permanently forgiven, liberated, rinsed clean. Let your delight in this freedom bubble over into telling others of what they too might enjoy. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

We will remember that the phrase “Gracious is the Lord” went from abstract truth to concrete reality in the incarnation. Then God really came out of heaven into our pain. Could he possibly have given us more reason to trust and love him? Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Only in Christ are we truly secure. Trust in him. Hope in him. Bank on him. Only he will never let you down. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

The natural elements can intimidate even mature adults. Many of us have driven through intense downpours of rain or been woken up to a peal of thunder right overhead. This psalm insists, however, that the Lord uses the natural elements to care for us, to serve us. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Are you distraught? Are you perplexed by life? The Lord of heaven is drawn like a magnet to your distress. Open up to him. Welcome him into your need. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

For those who trust in the Lord—those who take all of their cowering anxieties and cast them upon God—this life is like the first rays of sunshine coming over the horizon at five o’clock in the morning on a warm summer day. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

The Bible is a message of gracious redemption from start to finish. Scripture is not an advice column at the back of the newspaper; it is the front page, declaring news of what God has done. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook

Christ is your king, representing God to you, but he is also your priest, representing you to God. He is worthy of all our trust. Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms. Hardcover Audiobook Ebook