{"id":252,"date":"2023-06-26T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/?p=252"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:20:00","slug":"scripture-minute-psalm-4011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/devotionals\/scripture-minute-psalm-4011\/","title":{"rendered":"Scripture Minute &#8211; Psalm 40:11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. Your constant love and truth will always guard me.&#8221; (Psalm 40:11, CSB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this verse, we see that the psalmist David makes a plea to God asking for His mercy and loving-kindness to be bestowed upon him. David expresses his desire for God&#8217;s compassion and faithfulness to always protect and sustain him.<\/p>\n<p>In broader terms, this verse helps us to see the importance of relying on God&#8217;s mercy and loving-kindness in times of need. It acknowledges our loving Father&#8217;s role as a source of support, preservation, and truth in our life. The verse reflects a deep longing for the continuous presence and care of God.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/abstract-3166168_640-300x51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/abstract-3166168_640-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/abstract-3166168_640.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. Your constant love and truth<span class=\"more-dots\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-devotionals","tag-scripture-minute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions\/254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camdencogop.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}