Walk it out
PSA 130:3-4 ESV
If you, O Lord , should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
Bullets and bombs can be loving discipline
PSA 77:11-15 ESV
I will remember the deeds of the Lord ; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God? You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples. You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
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So who is really weak and needy?
PSA 72:12-14 ESV
For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
Who do I trust?
Psalms 69:29-33 NLT
I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
For this will please the lord more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
For the lord hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
We aren’t powerless
Psalms 68:34-35 GW
Acknowledge the power of God. His majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies. God, the God of Israel, is awe-inspiring in his holy place. He gives strength and power to his people. Thanks be to God!
Never too deep in sin
Psalms 65:3 NLT
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.
Find Him in Praise
Psalms 63:1 NLT
O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
In His Tent
PSA 61:4 ESV
Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
Superhero?
Psalm 56:4 AMP
By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?
Put my Hope in God
Psalms 42:5-8 NLT
Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you—
even from distant Mount Hermon,
the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.
I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
But each day the lord pours his unfailing love upon me,
and through each night I sing his songs,
praying to God who gives me life.
Harold J. Ballinger 