In this Daily Devotion for October 13, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 85:13, the quiet closing line of the psalm: righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. Righteousness does not follow behind, waiting to be proven worthy. It leads the way, opening ground where none seemed to exist.

This devotion shows how that pattern is fulfilled perfectly in Jesus. His righteousness went before you, long before you took a single step in faith. He walked the entire road first, all the way to the cross, so that a way now exists for you to walk safely. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, a path already prepared rather than built by your own effort. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord’s Supper He feeds and strengthens you for that road, giving His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

Walk today in confidence, not because your path looks perfectly clear, but because righteousness has already gone before you in Christ. He has already made your footsteps a sure way, leading home to God.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 12, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 85:10-12, a beautiful picture of steadfast love and faithfulness meeting, righteousness and peace kissing each other, truths that seem to pull in opposite directions finally embracing face to face, heaven and earth connecting completely.

This devotion shows where that meeting actually happens, at the cross. There, God’s justice and mercy met. Sin was fully punished, exactly as righteousness required, and mercy was fully given, exactly as love required, neither bending to the other. What seemed impossible to hold together is settled permanently in Christ for you personally. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, both justice and mercy fully satisfied. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord’s Supper that settled peace is given to you again, His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

Rest in that settled peace today. God’s justice against your sin has been fully satisfied, and His mercy toward you remains just as full. Both are true for you, at the very same time, forever.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 11, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 85:7-9, where peace begins not with a change in feeling but with listening, hearing what God Himself will speak. Real peace comes through His Word, spoken from outside us, not manufactured by looking inward or trying harder to feel calm.

This devotion points to Jesus, God's spoken Word wrapped in human flesh, who still speaks peace directly to you. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, a promise simply received rather than earned. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper He speaks that peace to you personally, giving His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, again and again.

When you need peace, do not start by searching inside yourself. Listen instead. Let God speak to you clearly through His Word. That spoken word, given in Christ, is where real and lasting peace is always found, near to those who trust Him.

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