With Jack Bailey
Scripture The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. ~Psalm 7:14, NLT Quote Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding fine. ~Friedrich von Logau R.G. Lee quoted Friedrich von Logau in his famous sermon, “Payday Someday.” The law of retribution is woven into the fabric…
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…
Scripture How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? ~Psalm 4:2, NLT Quote Slander is worse than cannibalism. ~John Chrysostom The democrats did not invent slander and innuendo; they’ve been around since Satan’s debut in the Garden of Eden. The old adage,…
Scripture I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the LORD was watching over me. Psalm 3:5, NLT Quote Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that man coult stake his life on it a thousand times. ~Martin Luther The setting for Psalm 3 is…
Scripture The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. ~Psalm 145:9, NLT Quote No matter how difficult the day may be, there is always something for which we can praise the LORD. ~W. W. Wiersbe Psalm 145 is a Psalm of praise. Although the Psalms are filled with praise to…
Scripture LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. ~Psalm 144:3-4, NLT Quote It is not the years in our life that matters most; it is the life in our years. ~Anonymous While I was…
Scripture Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. ~Psalm 143:7, NLT Quote The Lord uses difficult situations and abrasive people to hone and polish us, not to punish us. ~Wiersbe/Bailey This is the last of seven penitential Psalms [6,32,38,51,102,130,143] and was written by David…
Scripture I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me. ~Psalm 142:4, NLT Quote Feeling are wonderful at times but they are fickle in nature and cannot be trusted. ~Ya’akov Psalm 142 was…
Scripture Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. ~Psalm 140:11, NLT Quote All believers encounter storms of affliction. These seasons of severe distress can make us either better or bitter. He depends on our response. ~Steve Lawson Psalm 140 is a prayer of David who is praying for vindication in the face of his…
Scripture You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. ~Psalm 139:3, NASB Quote Your strength lies in your intimacy with Christ. ~Anonymous The Hebrew word for ‘scrutinize’ is zä·rä,’ a term that refers to winnowing grain. To separate the grain from the chaff, they spread the grain on a…