With Jack Bailey
Scripture May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. ~Psalm 20:5, NIV Quote Apart from Jesus, I don’t have a prayer. ~Ya’akov Prayer is a big deal: it was to David and it is to me. David was a king and a commander-in-chief;…
Scripture The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. ~Psalm 18:20, NIV Quote Everything is GRACE. ~Ya’akov The verse above is David’s prayer from Psalm 18. I used the Psalms in my daily prayers but I have to restate them sometimes because I cannot pray this…
Scripture I love You, Lord, my strength. ~Psalms 18:1, NIV Quote I love the LORD Jesus and my greatest need is to love Him more. ~Adrian Rogers My father was not much on verbal expressions of affection. I don’t think, I certainly don’t recall him every telling me that he loved me. I don’t think he…
Scripture As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. ~Psalm 17:15, NIV Quote To gaze into the infinite beauty of Christ and to receive such infinite love will give us satisfaction that will last for all eternity. ~Timothy Keller We live in…
Scripture I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.” ~Psalm 16:2, NIV Quote We all live for something and we all love something supremely. What ever we love more than Jesus is an idol. ~Ya’akov When I first read Psalm 16 earlier today, I thought David was talking…
Scripture How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemies triumph over me? ~Psalms 13:1-2, NIV Quote Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.…
Scripture Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? ~Psalm 6:2-3, NLT Quote Everyone has problems, even kings. David didn’t have financial problems but he did have domestic problems. When your own son is threatening your life, that can cause…
Scripture The wicked brag about their deepest desires…The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you. ~Psalm 10:3-4, CEV Quote “Everyone has his day, and some days last longer than others.” ~Sir Winston Churchill At Grace Point we are reading through the bible in 2019 and we are reading from the Contemporary English…
Scripture Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound. ~Psalm 4:7, NIV Quote God’s answer to every human problem is Jesus. ~Ya’akov David noticed the same thing that you and I witness: sometimes the wicked prosper while the faithful have problems. When idol worshiping pagans fair better in the market place…
Scripture Why do the nations plot, and why do their people make useless plans? The kings of this earth have all joined together to turn against the Lord and his Chosen One. They say, “Let’s cut the ropes and set ourselves free!” ~Psalm 2:1-3, CEV Quote “The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom, bit its Master.” ~P. T. Forsythe…