With Jack Bailey
Scripture Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. ~Psalm 27:10, NLT Quote If you don’t find contentment in Jesus Christ, you will not find it anywhere else. ~Warren W. Wiersbe David’s parents did not forsake him but at the time he wrote Psalm 27, he was in doubt…
Scripture It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. ~Psalm 119:71, NIV Quote Humility is the most priceless of all gems, one of the most glorious manifestations of the fruit of the Spirit. ~Martyn Lloyd-Jones I am about to finish Martyn Lloyd-Jones book on Spiritual Depression and I…
Scripture Please deal gently with me, Yahweh; show me mercy, for I’m sick and frail and weak. Heal me, Yahweh, for I’m falling apart. ~Psalm 6:2, TPT Quote Invisible scars are those deep hurts and wounds that can’t be seen, but still cause real pain and anguish. ~Lisa M. Samra [ODB] Most of us carry scars that…
Scripture Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Ephesians 4:31, NASB Quote A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. ~Solomon {Proverbs 29:11} Bitterness comes from or springs from unresolved anger relating to some matter of injustice.…
Scripture When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive. ~Genesis 29:31, NLT Quote Commit any sorrow, rejection, frustration or broken dream to His omnipotent hand and He will turn it into a blessing. ~Cahn/Bailey Rachel and Leah were sisters. Leah was the older of…
Scripture Jephthah was the son of a prostitute, but his half brothers were the sons of his father’s wife. One day his half brothers told him, “You don’t really belong to our family, so you can’t have any of the family property.” Then they forced Jephthah to leave home. Quote Never underestimate the power of ridicule…