Daily Devotion with Pastor Balla for September 12, 2026

In this Daily Devotion for September 12, 2026, Pastor David Balla walks through Psalm 79:13, where after every hard question and honest complaint in this psalm, the writer turns to thanksgiving, grounded not in changed circumstances but in identity as one of God's own sheep, cared for and kept.This devotion applies that same identity to every believer joined to Christ. You are counted among the sheep of His pasture, not because you earned that place through unwavering faithfulness, but because Jesus, the Good Shepherd, laid down His life to make you His own. There we find true grace, forgiveness, and salvation, given rather than earned. Through His redemption we are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven, and in the Lord's Supper He feeds His flock still, giving His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, deepening the thanksgiving this psalm points toward.Whatever ruins remain in your own life right now, your identity as His sheep does not depend on those circumstances changing first. Let your own thanksgiving begin the same way this psalm ends, today, and every day after.Subscribe for weekly sermons and Daily Devotions.If this devotion has blessed you, consider supporting this ministry: https://buymeacoffee.com/whitegandalphYou can also give directly at https://buymeacoffee.com/whitegandalphHashtags (5) #DailyDevotion #Lutheran #LCMS #BibleStudy #Christianity