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

When our crucified and risen king comes again, our accusers will be silenced once and for all. We will have peace.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Vain is the salvation of man. But with God on our side, we shall triumph.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Anyone who by God’s grace can humble himself to receive Christ’s work as a free gift will be forgiven and glorified and will enjoy the new heavens and the new earth. But the only way in is to get low. The proud—those who believe they deserve heaven—are the very ones who do not.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Jesus endured the agony of separation from the Father so that you and I can stand under the fountain of a loving God. All it takes is asking for it. Opening yourself up to it. This is who he is.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

God’s grace and our obedience are not equal balances on a scale. God’s grace is inexhaustible, endless. God’s grace always outpaces any grateful response on our part. It is precisely for this reason that we delight to live in holiness and reverence.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Consider your life. Have you compartmentalized the Lord of heaven? Have you set him off as one part of your life, as you have your finances, work, entertainment, and so on? Return to what you know to be true.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

We are sinners. We sin. But in Christ our basic identity is not sinner but cleansed, whole. And as we step out into a new day in soul-calm because of that free gift of cleansing, we find that strangely, startlingly, we begin to “do his commandments”.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

The grace of God grants a significance that transcends our brief little lives. For we have been united to Christ. His future now determines our future.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

It is impossible to move through life with a primary focus on the things of this world yet still grow in integrity. But when one keeps one’s eyes focused on God—his character, his promises, his mighty rule, his heart of grace for sinners—all of life comes into accord. Things fall into place.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Your pain never outpaces his love. Your difficulty is surrounded by the deeper reality of his goodness. He proved it by sending his own Son for you. Even in the pain of life, we lift our hearts and our voices to the Lord.

Dane Ortlund is the author of In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.