With Jack Bailey
Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalm 38:5, NIRV Quote Sin can make us so sick that we become sick of sin. ~Ya’akov No one seems to know the exact setting that inspired Psalm 38. It is a penitential Psalm like 32 and 51. Scholars are reasonably sure…
Scripture Take delight in the LORD and He will give you your heart’s desires. ~Psalm 37:4, NLT Quote The stars may fall from heaven but the word of God will stand and all its promises and prophecies will be fulfilled. ~J.I. Packer Psalm 37 is special to me. The Lord providentially guided me to this…
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…
Scripture O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. ~Psalm 35:1, NLT Quote If the man who stands over my body says, “Here lies Dr. Lee and he didn’t have a single enemy.” I am going to raise up from my casket and point at him and say, “Sir, you…
Scripture The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. ~Psalm 34:18 Quote In prayer, we act like men. In praise, we act like angels. ~Thomas Watson Gilead was famous for it’s healing oil or balm. The young buds of balsam poplar trees secrete a powerfully aromatic and healing resin…
Scripture The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. But the LORD ’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. ~Psalm 33:10-11, NLT Quote You can make your plans but the LORD’s purpose will prevail. ~Solomon Psalm 33 is an anonymous hymn of praise which the Jews used…
Scripture When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. ~Psalm 32:3-4, NASB Quote God will not permit His Children to sin successfully. ~Charles Spurgeon The problem with hiding or covering our sin is guilt.…
Scripture How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! ~Psalm 32:1-2, NASB Quote You have not got to the bottom of the blackness of sin until you confess that it is rebellion…
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…
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…