# July 17 | Entrusting Those We Love to God

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Podcast: [The Bible in a Year: Daily Reading & Devotion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-in-a-year-daily-reading-devotion-7638060)
Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today’s reading from Psalm 18–19 and Acts 20:17–38 invites us to reflect on what it means to trust God as relationships, seasons, and familiar experiences change. Both passages remind us that faith is formed over time as we learn to rely on God’s strength, listen for His direction, and release what we cannot continue holding. In Psalm 18–19, David reflects on God’s faithfulness through danger, deliverance, and the steady revelation of His character. His words reveal a rhythm of dependence shaped through years of trusting God as his rock, protector, and source of strength. That trust became part of David’s identity because he repeatedly experienced God’s presence in uncertain seasons. In Acts 20, Paul meets with the Ephesian elders and prepares them for his departure. He reminds them how he lived, calls them to remain watchful, and entrusts them to God’s grace. His goodbye is filled with tears, prayer, affection, and awareness that his calling is leading him forward even though leaving those he loves is deeply painful. Together, these passages invite us to reflect on the people and seasons we may be struggling to let go of. They remind us that saying goodbye does not mean love has ended, but that we are learning to place what matters most into the faithful care of God.

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