6 Reasons To Read A Psalm A Day

The Psalms
Written By Josh Powell
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1- They don’t take long to read. Most can be read in under 4 minutes.

2- They teach you to pray, helping you not just read and forget, but meditate.

3- They help you process your emotions and feelings with God, not simply get rid of them.

4- They cause you to take your sin seriously.

5- They remind you of the Gospel.

6- They teach you to be thankful and content, even in difficult circumstances.

Personal Testimony: Although I’ve fallen out of daily reading the psalms, I still read a few a week. I find myself during the day returning to a phrase of a verse that stuck out to me. Because the Psalms are quite simple, they are easy to remember and this helps me with my meditation. I can’t count the number of times a simple verse has helped me trust God, fight sin, or given me words to pray when I felt I had none.

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6 Reasons To Read A Psalm A Day
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