Hear my prayer, O God, For I am righteous through You. Relieve my distress. Remain merciful too. The Lord will hear me When I petition Him. He’ll set me apart; Help me never to sin. I’ll not be angry While on my bed at night. Search within my heart. Find trust and what is right….
Author: ruthbillingsley
Our Only Hope
Solomon’s Prayer “If My own people, Who are called by My name, Will humble themselves And will pray and proclaim, Seek My face and turn Away from wicked ways, I’ll hear in heaven Their petitions and praise. I’ll forgive their sin, And I will heal their land. My eyes will open. My ears will understand.”…
Reflections of God
The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies, the work of His hands. Day by day their speech pours forth. At night knowledge expands. Their voice is heard in every speech. No language without its call. It goes into all the earth, To the ends of the world for all. In the heavens He…
Love for God’s House
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O, Almighty Lord! My soul longs for Your courts, My worship restored. My heart and my flesh will cry out For the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home Made of straw and sod. The swallow has her own nest too, Where she has her young. A place…
Mother’s Day
Evelyn Marti Steward (1916-2003) A wife of good character, can anyone find? She is worth more than rubies. She’s gentle and kind. Her husband has trust in her. She meets all his needs. All her life, she brings him favor and kind deeds. She can select wool and flax and works with eager hands. She…
A Psalm of Sorrow
O Lord, do not rebuke me Or discipline as You speak. Be merciful to me Lord For I am faint and weak. O Lord, heal and restore me. My bones are frail, not strong. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord, deliver me. Save me because of Your…
Fishing Friends
Today is the day That the Lord has made. So let us rejoice And not be dismayed. O Lord, You save us. You grant us success. He who comes to Him The Lord God will bless. He has made His light To shine upon us. So with boughs in hand We worship and trust. We…
Peace and Comfort
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd. He meets all my needs. I rest in green pastures. My soul He does feed. He leads to the water That quiets all fear, And guides me in paths Of righteousness, so dear. Some day I will walk Through the valley of death, But He’ll give me comfort…
Jonah & The Big Fish
Be Obedient When God told Jonah to preach in Nineveh, Jonah refused to go. He did not want the wicked people to repent, but to experience the punishment for their sins. He ran away and found a ship sailing in the opposite direction. A great storm appears and Jonah is thrown overboard. God saves him…
David & Goliath
1 Samuel 17 Be Brave Living by faith takes courage. For forty days, Goliath, a Philistine champion, strutted in front of the Israelite army, taunting them to send someone out to fight him, but the people focused on fear. Then David showed up because his father asked him to take supplies to his older brothers….