A Blessed Nation

Scripture Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. ~Psalm Quote The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money. ~Alexis de Tocqueville Do you recognize the following names: George Soros, Michael Bloomberg and…

Depravity

  Scripture Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. ~Psalm 36:1, NLT Quote When man loses his fear of God, he starts to lose everything else that is important to good conduct and character. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The first four verses of Psalm 36 is…

A Place To Go

Scripture O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.  ~Psalm 31:1, NLT Quote Every human impotence is an opportunity to trust in God’s omnipotence. ~Steven Lawson Psalm 31 is riveting Psalm as David gives vivid details of the anguish and fear…

Pride

Scripture When I was prosperous, I said, “Nothing can stop me now!”  ~Psalms 30:6 Quote One reason God permits trials is that we might not get comfortable in our faith and stop growing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe This is a Psalm of David but we don’t know exactly when it was written. What we do know…

More Grace

Scripture Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. ~Psalm 5:8, NLT Quote There is no such thing as ‘abstract evil’ except in books and college class rooms ~Warren W. Wiersbe Since the fall of man, there has been a battle…

A Song In The Night

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…

Treated Like Dirt

Scripture The plowers plowed on my back; they made their furrows long.” The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.  ~Psalm 129:3-4, NRSV Quote “Christianity is not a subtraction of all problems but the addition of God’s GRACE to help us overcome these problems.” ~Max Anders The history of Israel is one…

Forging A Family Of Faith

Scripture Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. Quote No amount of human sacrifice and toil will accomplish much without the LORD’s blessing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe Solomon wrote Psalm 127 and it is a masterpiece.…

Like A Dream

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…

Eternal Security

Scripture Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. ~Psalm 125:1, NLT Quote Faith puts God between us and our circumstances. ~Daniel Webster Wiersbe says this Psalm speaks of three kinds of people: [1] THE FAITHFUL–those who trust the LORD, [2] THE…