Psalm 55

Scripture Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved. ~Psalm 55:22, NRSV Quote It is infinitely better to have the whole world as an enemy and God as a friend than to have the whole world as a friend and God as the…

It Was Good That I Was Afflicted

Scripture It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. ~Psalm 119:71, NIV Quote Humility is the most priceless of all gems, one of the most glorious manifestations of the fruit of the Spirit. ~Martyn Lloyd-Jones I am about to finish Martyn Lloyd-Jones book on Spiritual Depression and I…

I Will Lift Up My Eyes

Scripture I look to the hills! Where will I find help? It will come from the Lord, who created heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:1-2, CEV Quote Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God. ~E.M. Bounds   The word translated hills in the CEV and KJV, is translated mountains in the…

Dominion

Scripture And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. ~Genesis 1:26, KJV Quote …

Help Us LORD {adiuva nos Domine}

Scripture “Grant us Your help against the enemy, for vain is the help of man.” Psalm 60:11, Coverdale Quote “Success is moving from one failure to the next without loss of enthusiasm.” ~Winston Churchill David never lost a battle as a general leading his troops into combat, but while he was engaged in the north,…

The Antidote to Fear

Scripture When I am afraid, I will trust in You. ~Psalm 56:3, CSB Quote Trust is God is the antidote to fear, because the reality of God is greater than the reality of the object that causes us to fear. ~John Goldingay My mother taught me Psalm 56:3 when I was a small boy. I think…

Temptation

Scripture Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. ~Proverbs 4:14-15, ESV Quote Scripture is the best antidote to lustful temptation. ~Chuck Swindoll The Bible is a law book; it gives us a guide…

Big Dipper or Big Difference

Scripture Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. ~Isaiah 40:26, NIV Quote God doesn’t build skyscrapers: men…

Pride Is A Sneak

  Scripture I remember boasting, “I’ve got it made! Nothing can stop me now! I’m God’s favored one”…then suddenly, You hid Your face from me. ~Psalm 30:6-7, TPT Quote Self-sufficiency is a myth perpetuated by pride and temporary success. ~Sarah Young I don’t know what period of David’s life he is referring to in Psalm 30, but…

Psalm 40

Scripture Blessing after blessing comes to those who love and trust the LORD. ~Psalm 40:4, TPT Quote When Jesus Christ is the source of our joy, no words can describe it. ~William Franklin Graham I love the Psalms. They encourage me, they lift me up and that help me in my prayer and praise. David…