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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In this Daily Devotion for October 10, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 85:4-6, an honest prayer that asks whether God's anger will last forever, and then asks for something deeper than relief, for joy itself to be restored, real rejoicing in God again.

This devotion names seasons when joy feels distant even though God remains near, and points to Jesus as the final answer to this ancient prayer. He came to bring life where there was only weariness, restoring joy where sin had drained it away. Through His death and resurrection, revival is no longer something to wonder about. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, secured completely through His finished work. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper that same revival is given to us again, His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

Pray this honestly today, whatever season you are walking through. Ask God to revive you again. Trust that He hears that request. He has already answered it fully in Christ, once and for all.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 9, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 85:1-3, where remembering comes before requesting. God forgave the iniquity of His people, covered all their sin, and withdrew His wrath completely, not partway, giving the writer solid ground to stand on before asking for anything new.

This devotion carries that forgiveness forward to its complete fulfillment in Jesus. At the cross, God's wrath against sin was not simply withdrawn for a season. It was fully satisfied, once and for all, so that it never needs to fall on you again. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, your sin covered completely, the same way Israel's was covered here. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper that same covered sin is proclaimed again, His true body and blood given for the forgiveness of sins.

When you pray today, begin the same way this psalm begins. Remember first what God has already forgiven in Christ. Let that memory become the solid ground you stand on, no matter what you are asking Him for next.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 8, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 84:10-12, where a single day near God outweighs a thousand elsewhere, and even the lowest position in His house beats any comfort found far from Him. Favor and honor are given freely first, with uprightness following as fruit rather than payment.

This devotion applies that same order to life in Christ. Jesus did not wait for you to walk uprightly before loving you. He loved you first, completely, and gave everything for you at the cross. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, given freely before any good work follows. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper that same favor comes to us again, undeserved, His true body and blood given for the forgiveness of sins.

Take your place today, whatever small place that might be. Being close to God, even in the lowest position, still beats anything found far from Him. Blessed is the one who trusts in Him, not the one who tries hardest to earn His favor.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 7, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 84:7-9, a pilgrim journey that goes from strength to strength, heading toward God Himself, with a direct plea for the Lord to look favorably on His anointed, the king who represented the whole people before Him.

This devotion follows that title, anointed, forward to the true Anointed One, Jesus Christ, the shield for God's people, the face God looks upon with full favor, a favor that reaches us through Him. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, secured through His finished work rather than our own strength. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper that same shield and favor are given to us again, His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

You are on a pilgrim road too, some days feeling strong, other days barely able to take the next step. Keep praying honestly, and remember your shield has already been provided. Jesus stands between you and every danger, carrying you from strength to strength.

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In this Daily Devotion for October 6, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 84:4-6, blessing those whose strength is in God, pilgrims walking through the dry Valley of Baca who transform it into a place of springs, not by their own effort, but because of who walks with them.

This devotion follows that road to Jesus, who walked through the hardest valley of all, the valley of death itself, and turned it into a spring of life for everyone who trusts in Him. Because He walked through first, you do not walk through your own valley alone. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, given as strength we could never produce ourselves. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper He refreshes pilgrims on that road again, giving His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins.

Whatever dry, weeping ground you are walking through right now, your strength was never meant to come from yourself. Keep walking, keep your heart set on where you are headed, and trust that even that ground can become a place of springs when your strength is in Him.

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