With Jack Bailey
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 Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve at night in the house of the LORD. ~Psalm 134:1, NLT Quote Man’s chief work is the praise of God. ~Augustine Psalm 134 is the last of the ascent Psalms and is basically a benediction or a blessing on the pilgrims…
Scripture The plowers plowed on my back; they made their furrows long.” The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. ~Psalm 129:3-4, NRSV Quote “Christianity is not a subtraction of all problems but the addition of God’s GRACE to help us overcome these problems.” ~Max Anders The history of Israel is one…
Scripture Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. Quote No amount of human sacrifice and toil will accomplish much without the LORD’s blessing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe Solomon wrote Psalm 127 and it is a masterpiece.…
Scripture When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.” ~Psalm 126:1-2, NLT Quote God can do more in five minutes than man can do in ten…
Scripture Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. ~Psalm 125:1, NLT Quote Faith puts God between us and our circumstances. ~Daniel Webster Wiersbe says this Psalm speaks of three kinds of people: [1] THE FAITHFUL–those who trust the LORD, [2] THE…
Scripture What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. ~Psalm 124:2-3, NLT Quote Every child of God has an omnipotent guardian, and God will sooner empty heaven of angels as to leave a saint unguarded. ~Charles H. Spurgeon Psalm 124…
Scripture We keep looking to the LORD our God for His mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master. ~Psalm 123:2, NLT Quote Faith is the spiritual vision of the believing soul that looks beyond this present reality and circumstances. ~Steven J. Lawson Faith is looking up to God. It is seeing beyond…
Scripture O that today you would listen to His voice! Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah {strife}, as on the day at Massah {testing} in the wilderness, when your ancestors tested Me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen My work. ~Psalm 95:7-9, NRSV Quote It is a dangerous sin to ask…
Scripture When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted. ~Psalm 77:2, NLT Quote Even when we have followed Christ for a life time; we can still wrestle with doubt which is the raw side of honesty. ~Erwin…