Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Cymbala
Welcome to Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Cymbala, a weekday podcast offering a conversational and hope-filled discussion of God’s Word. This season features A Walk Through the Psalms, an interactive study on each chapter of the psalms between Pastor Cymbala and listeners. Be encouraged Monday through Friday as Pastor Cymbala of the Brooklyn Tabernacle shares insights from the Bible that will both touch your heart and help you stay close to Jesus.
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:169–176. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala reads one of his favorite Bible verses. Even though it doesn’t seem to make sense to end a chapter with “I have strayed. . . . Seek your servant,” with these words the psalmist gives us a beautiful picture of God’s goodness. Even the strongest Christians are susceptible to straying—but Jesus always seeks us and carries us through our troubles. May God bring us out of our bad situations and help us to live for Him every day.
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:161–168. How much more authentic would our spiritual lives be if we worshiped more than every once in a while? Only praising the Lord on Sundays will lead to a spirit of fakeness, and the world has enough of that already. Let’s be true worshipers of God and thank Him often for all He's given us!
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:153–160. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala reminds us of a hard truth: Christians aren’t exempt from hardships. Jesus endured great pain—and as His followers, we will suffer too. But what a glorious encouragement it is to know that God is with us! Pressure and mental strain can either bring out the best in us or drive us back to worldly ways. May the Holy Spirit help us to fully rely on the Lord.
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:145–152. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala shares a personal application to the passage. He challenges us to pray at night—during those moments when we should be sleeping but we’re wide awake instead. Sometimes our sleeplessness is the Lord prompting us to get us praying and spending time with Him. While the world’s asleep, we can make a difference for the kingdom of heaven by praying for others.
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalms 119:137–144. Just because we face difficulties doesn’t mean that God has left us. Over and over again—throughout the Bible and in all our lives—He has proven His faithfulness. Jesus is always good, and He will never leave us or fail us. Rest in that today!
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:129–136. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala tells us what it means to have God’s face shine on us. Does God have a shiny face? Of course not! This phrase means that God is pleased with us and blessing us—like He’s smiling down at us! We should want to make our Lord smile. We have so many blessings to be thankful for!
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:121–128. New Testament Christians do not have to abide by all the Old Testament laws—for example, we’re free to eat pork and shellfish, and we don’t have to make sacrifices in the temple. We also shouldn’t pray for the destruction of our enemies as Old Testament authors did! But it takes discernment to understand these matters. When we study the Bible, we must ask the Holy Spirit for understanding. He’ll always help!
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:113–120. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala elaborates on double-mindedness. As Christians, we are supposed to be like Christ. And one thing about Jesus is that He never acted differently with one person than with another. He was always His true, loving, holy self. We need to be that way too. We can’t be fake! Let’s pray today that the Lord will sustain us so that we can walk in unity and not be double-minded.
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:105–112. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala takes us through one of the most popular verses in the Bible: “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Obviously we can’t hold the Bible up on a dark night and expect it to light our way. What we receive from the Scriptures, however, offers spiritual guidance for our daily choices and actions—what not to say, where to go, how to react. Let’s allow God to illuminate the way for us in this dark world.
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 119:97–104. The Word of God can be many things—sustaining, strengthening, sweet. When we meditate on the Scriptures, we not only feel revitalized in our spirts, but we also delight the Spirit within us! Avoiding temptation and discouragement is made easier by keeping God’s Word constantly in our minds. May we find the Word of God sweeter than honey today, and every day!