With Jack Bailey
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 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. ~Psalm 84:10, NLT Quote Let every breath, all that I am, never cease to worship You. ~Darlene Zschech…
Scripture “But no, My people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want Me around. So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.” ~Psalm 81;11-12, NLT Quote Not only does our life with Christ begin with repentance, it continues and progresses with the very same practice of repentance. ~Stephen J. Lawson…
Scripture But you indeed are awesome! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still. ~Psalms 76:7-8 NRSV Quote No one can know the true grace of God who has not first known the fear of God. ~A.W. Tozer Psalm 76 is…
Scripture Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! ~Psalm 66:1, NLT Quote Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. ~John Wesley Every romantic relationship, and I am speaking of a man and a woman, needs passion.…
Scripture Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed. ~Psalm 65:1, NRSV Quote The Christian ought to be a living doxology. ~Martin Luther Dr. Wiersbe like the Revised English Bible’s translation of verse 1, “Praise is fitting for You, O God.” I like them all: AV–Praise waits…
Scripture Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. ~Psalm 63:3, NRSV Quote Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. ~C.S. Lewis The Hebrew word translated ‘steadfast love’ in the New Revised Standard is checed. It is one of the few words that I remember while…
Scripture Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. I will not accept a bull from your house, or goats from your folds. ~Psalm 50:8-9, NRSV Quote The dearest idol I have known, whatever that idol be, help me tear it from Thy throne and worship only Thee. ~William…
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 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. ~Psalms 18:46, NKJV Quote God often uses our deepest pain as a launching pad for our most heart felt praise. ~Source Unknown You can’t prepare for a day like yesterday. While there was anxiety at the Bailey’s, there was…