With Jack Bailey
Scripture Turn my eyes away from what is worthless. Revive me with your word. ~Psalm 119:37, NET Quote “Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.” ~Charles Spurgeon I love Psalm 119 which is David’s testimony about his affinity for God’s word. David uses twelve different words in reference to God’s…
Scripture “I am weary of my life; I will complain freely without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.” ~Job 10:1, NLT Quote Thank You Father, that we can come to You when we are distressed and confused because our life has become difficult. ~Billy Graham {Wisdom For Each Day, p.322} I don’t do if often…
Scripture I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I fulfill your commandments. ~Psalm 119:166, NRSV Quote In time, our great salvation will be consummated; in the meantime, we are to fulfill His commandments. ~Ya’akov Salvation encompasses many things: God saves us from something {hell} to something {heaven} and for something {service}. God saved Israel…
Scripture Plead my cause and redeem me; REVIVE me according to Your WORD. ~Psalm 119:154, NASB Quote The Word of God is synonymous with power: God spoke and creation came into existence–Jesus spoke and the dead were raised to life. ~Ya’akov We are getting very close to the end of Psalm 119 which is an acrostic poem.…
Scripture I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD ! ~Psalm 119:145, NLT Quote In prayer, it is better to have a heart with no words than words without heart. ~John Bunyan When cannot pray effectively a part from God’s word. It is the word of God that reveals the will of God and…
Scripture Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. ~Psalm 119:138, NLT Quote The Bible is the chart by which the Christians sails to eternity. ~Thomas Watson There are a lot of things a person can do with a bible. What caused the Psalmist so much grief was that most people ignore God’s Word. The bible…
Scripture Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. ~Psalm 119:129-130, NLT Quote If the Israelites had obeyed God’s commandments, there is no imagining how much God would have blessed them. ~Ya’akov This stanza contains a progression and everything begins with worship…
Scripture Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me! ~Psalm 119:122, NLT Quote God’s delays are not denials. ~Warren W. Wiersbe For the first time in Psalm 119, the word ‘oppress’ appears. Oppression happens when power or authority is abused. When those in power take advantage of the weak and helpless…
Scripture Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. ~Psalm 119:105, NLT Quote There are two paths in life–one is right and the other is wrong: God’s word is the light that helps us find the right path. ~Ya-akov Practically everyone has committed Psalm 119:105 to memory. It…
Scripture Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. ~Psalm 119:97, NLT Quote Obedience is the instrument of spiritual knowledge. ~F.W. Robertson This is the 13th stanza of Psalm 119 and like all the rest, the subject is the word of God. Never has there been so…