With Jack Bailey
Scripture When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. ~Psalm 56:3, NRSV Quote Faith is living with an unshakable confidence in the word of God. ~Ya’akov Psalm 56:3 is the very first verse my Mother had me memorize. I began thinking about infinity when I was 7-8 years old and I marvel at…
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…
Scripture I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. {For He has delivered me from every trouble} ~Psalm 54:6-7, NRSV Quote The secret of a successful spiritual life is just to realize two things….I must have absolute confidence in God and absolutely no confidence in myself.” ~D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Psalm…
Scripture But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. ~Psalms 52:8, NRSV Quote “Let us lean on Christ with all our weight. Let us throw ourselves on His faithfulness as we do on our beds, bringing all our weariness…
Scripture Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. ~Psalm 51:1-2, NRSV Quote The good news of Jesus Christ is that a full forgiveness of sin is offered for all who will…
Scripture For I know my transgression and my sin is ever before me. ~Psalms 51:3, NRSV Quote “If you need a guide for your ongoing relationship with God, read Psalms.” ― Jim George Billy Graham reads five Psalms a day and one proverb. He says the Psalms help him relate to God and the Proverbs helps…
Scripture Vindicate me, O Lord, my God, according to Your righteousness, and do not let them rejoice over me. ~Psalm 35:24, NRSV Quote Men can be vicious and malicious but faith in Christ vindication is the answer, not retaliation. ~Ya’akov It was not David’s idea to be a king. I doubt that David thought of…
Scripture I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul. ~Psalm 31:7, NASB Quote Where you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Thomas Jefferson This is a Psalm of David written during Absalom’s…
Scripture “I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all His wonderful deeds.” ~Psalms 9:1, NRSV Quote When we turn our worry into worship, God will turn our battles into blessings. ~Image Quotes June and I had supper with Joe David and Family last Friday night. Our waitress…
Scripture Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? ~Psalm 10:1, NRSV Quote The silence of God is often a problem for believers but this may be God’s way of teaching us to walk by faith. ~Alton H. McEachern There are times when God seems to…