Imprecatory Psalms

Scripture They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him.     Send an accuser to bring him to trial…” ~Psalm 109:6, NLT Quote The imprecatory psalms lead to the cross of Jesus and the love of God that forgives enemies. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer The subject of the imprecatory Psalms came up last week in our Bible…

Mountains And Molehills

Scripture He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” ~Luke 18:27, NLT Quote “There is no limit to what God can do; the impossible is His starting point.” ~Source Unknown One of my Mother’s favorite idioms was “don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.” She was saying don’t make something big…

Standing Before The LORD

Scripture Stand before the LORD in awe, and do not sin against Him. Lie quietly upon your bed in silent meditation. ~Psalms 4:4. TLB Quote Yahweh is free to act or not act as He pleases. Gerald H. Wilson I believe in prayer. I do confess that I am not proficient in prayer but I…

Prayer For The President

Scripture O Lord, rescue me {him} from evil people. Protect me {him} from those who are violent, those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. ~Psalm 140:1-2, NLT Quote The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ~Edmund Burke LORD protect…

Prayer and Pleading

Scripture The captain sent some Jewish Elders to Jesus begging Him to come and restore his servants health. And they, when they came to Jesus, they earnestly entreating Him, pleading. ~Luke 7:3-4, Weymouth Quote “I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise…

With Thanksgiving

Scripture Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be madeknown to God. ~Philippians 4:6, NASB Quote A grateful heart opens the windows of heaven. ~Sarah Young I have used this quote before but there is truth in the content. Paul always mentions giving thanks when on…

Waiting

Scripture I wait for the LORD; I wait and put my hope in his word. ~Psalm 130:5, CSB Quot “The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had!” ~Steven Furtick In Psalm six David prayed for God to heal his body and deliver him from his enemies. A thousand years later, God answers his…

In The Morning

Scripture Hear my voice in the morning, O LORD: for in the morning will I direct me unto Thee, and I will wait. ~Psalm 5:3, Geneva Bible Quote In our morning meeting with the heavenly Father, we should come like priest laying a sacrifice on the altar. ~Warren W. Wiersbe David was big on worship…

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…

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 …