With Jack Bailey
Scripture God, give Your justice to the king and Your righteousness to the king’s son. He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted ones with justice. ~Psalm 72:1-2, HCSB Quote If we do not show love to one another, the world has a right to question whether Christianity is true. ~Francis August Schaeffer According to…
Scripture “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.” ~Psalm 39:6, HCSB Quote Life is brief and fleeting at best. Even a short life is filled with trouble and turmoil. ~Alton H. McEachern My first reading in Psalms yesterday was Psalm 70. One…
Scripture My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your {word} decrees. ~Psalm 119:71, NLT Quote The constant pressure of adverse circumstances can wear down even the most committed believer. ~John Philips River rock are round smooth stones that are the result of time, distance, water, sun and erosion. Suffice…
Scripture No enemy attacking the walls, but peace everywhere. No crime in our streets. Yes, happy are those whose God is the LORD {Jehovah}. ~Psalm 144:15, TLB Quote As we pour out our bitterness, God pours in His peace. ~F.B. Meyer I am reading through the Psalms in the NiRV and I read Psalm 144 yesterday. It…
Scripture It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes. ~Psalm 119:71, NASB Quote “Healing is a matter of time.” ~Hippocrates Hippocrates was a Greek physician and considered by many to be the Father of Medicine. He lived some 400 years before Christ and was a contemporary with Socrates,…
Scripture You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. ~Psalm 119:114, NASB Quote There is only one safe hiding place. ~Rebecca Jordan I did a brief study of Psalm 62 during my devotional time yesterday. It is a great Psalm where David confesses his dependence on the LORD. David said, “I…
Scripture Shimei…from the same clan as Saul’s family.. threw stones at the king and the king’s officers…shouting, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” ~2 Samuel 16:5-7, NLT Quote How much grace is required to bear a misunderstanding humbly and graciously? ~A.B. Simpson Have you ever been accused of something that you did not do; perhaps…
Scripture Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. ~Psalm 142:4, NIV Quote Jesus Christ has never been more real to me: here I have seen and felt Him indeed. ~John Bunyan {From Bedford’s jail} David…
Scripture I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame…Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. ~Psalm 119:31,39, NIV Quote I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much toward preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices. ~Clyde…
Scripture David, my servant, is the one I chose to be king, and I will always be there to help and strengthen him. ~Psalm 89:20-21, CEV Quote Character is infinitely more important than physical attractiveness, talent or even brilliance. ~Timothy Keller Does Character count? During the Clinton administration, we were told by the media that…