With Jack Bailey
Scripture “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.” ~Psalm 83:4, NLT Quote “Prayer is the mightiest of all weapons that created natures can wield.” ~Martin Luther Psalm 83 is the last of the Asap Psalms and it is a prayer for Israel’s…
Scripture Revive us so we can call on Your name once more. Psalm 80:18, NLT Quote When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication. ~Jonathan Edwards Psalm 80 was also written by one of Asap’s descendants and most likely he is alluding to the fall of Samaria…
Scripture O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless. With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. ~Psalm 60:11-12, NRSV Quote Trials are medicines which our Great Physician prescribes, because we need them; and He proportions the frequency and the weight of them to what…
Scripture Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. ~Psalm 57:8, NIV Quote The elements of prayer, praise, thanksgiving and the desire for God to be exalted will awaken any sleeping soul. ~Warren B. Wiersbe Psalm 57 finds David in the cave of Adullam [I Samuel 22]. David fled to the…
Scripture I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites; I hate the company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked. ~Psalm 26:4-5, NRSV Quote It is a tragedy of unbelievable magnitude that so many people see no connection between their worship and the way they live on a regular…
Scripture “Ask the LORD to help us. Nebuchadnezzar is attacking us. He is king of Babylonia. In the past the LORD did wonderful things for us. Maybe He’ll do them again. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pull his armies back from us.” ~Jeremiah 21:2, NIRV Quote If God doesn’t want something for me, then I should not…
Scripture Have respect for the LORD–that will prove you are wise. Avoid evil–that will show that you have understanding. ~Job 28:28, NIRV Quote One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. ~Ben Franklin Actually, fragments of the quote above date back as far as Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – 25 October 1400) but Ben Franklin coined the words…
Scripture Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez. She had said, “I was in a lot of pain when he was born.” ~I Chronicles 4:9, NIrV Quote God is the greatest giver in the universe. ~Randy Alcorn A few years back, Bruce Wilkerson wrote a book, THE PRAYER OF…
Scripture Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~Colossians 4:2, NLT Quote “On any given day, we encounter multiple opportunities to pray for others.” ~Michael Ross Prayer is a universal practice. Practically all religions pray. I was a bit shocked to realize that we Christians are not number one when…
Scripture The LORD heard you when you cried out. You said, “We wish we had meat to eat. We were better off in Egypt.” ” ‘Now the LORD will give you meat. And you will eat it. You will not eat it for just one or two days…you will eat it for a whole month. You will…