With Jack Bailey
Scripture Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. ~Psalm 143:7, NLT Quote The Lord uses difficult situations and abrasive people to hone and polish us, not to punish us. ~Wiersbe/Bailey This is the last of seven penitential Psalms [6,32,38,51,102,130,143] and was written by David…
Scripture O LORD, I am calling to You. Please hurry! Listen when I cry to You for help! ~Psalm 141:1, NLT Quote No Christian or Christian Ministry will ever rise above the level of it’s praying. ~Jack Taylor As we have stated before: David was not a perfect man but he was a praying man.…
Scripture Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. ~Psalm 140:11, NLT Quote All believers encounter storms of affliction. These seasons of severe distress can make us either better or bitter. He depends on our response. ~Steve Lawson Psalm 140 is a prayer of David who is praying for vindication in the face of his…
Scripture Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem. ~Psalm 137:1, NLT Quote You who are called Christians, if you be not criers, there is no spiritual life in you. ~John Bunyan Psalm 137 is an account or recollection of the Jewish exile in Babylon. The Psalmist experienced the…
Scripture Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~Psalm 136:1, NLT Quote “God is good beyond all others, indeed, He alone is good in the highest sense of the word: He is the source of good, the good of all good, the sustainer of good, the perfecter of…
Scripture Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve at night in the house of the LORD. ~Psalm 134:1, NLT Quote Man’s chief work is the praise of God. ~Augustine Psalm 134 is the last of the ascent Psalms and is basically a benediction or a blessing on the pilgrims…
Scripture Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1, NASB Quote By sticking together, snow flakes can stop traffic. ~Anonymous This is the fourteenth of ascent Psalms written to encourage unity among God’s people as they journeyed to Jerusalem to celebrate together. It is a wonderful…
Scripture Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests aganist his mother, my soul is like a weaned child within me. ~Psalm 131:2, NASB Quote “Hope is never ill when faith is well.” ~John Bunyan This is a very short Psalm written by David but it is packed with liberating…
Scripture LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? ~Psalm 130:3, NLT Quote The only way to cover sin is to uncover sin: confess it to Christ our Redeemer. ~Richard Sibbes Psalm 130 is the sixth of seven penitential Psalms and the eleventh of 15 ascent Psalms. The author…
Scripture When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.” ~Psalm 126:1-2, NLT Quote God can do more in five minutes than man can do in ten…