With Jack Bailey
Scripture So I came to the exiles at Telabib who were settled by the river Kebar. For seven days I stayed there among them in a state of consternation. ~Ezekiel 3:15, REB Quote The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Donald Kendall I’m currently reading Ezekiel {a hard read for…
Scripture “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” ~Proverbs 31:29, NLT Quote A mother’s love is a fire that burns and is not consumed: it is something inexhaustible. ~Charles Cowman Brother Calvin Inman loved to use Proverbs 31 on MOTHER’S DAY. I’m not sure if king Lemuel…
Scripture We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” ~Luke 23:41, NIV Quote If Jesus did not complain when He received a life infinitely worse than He deserved; why should we complain when we received a life that is infinitely better than we deserve. ~Timothy…
Scripture Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. ~Romans 8:2, NIV Quote Jesus deserved life and got death: we deserve death and yet by His grace, we get life. ~Ya’akov {Concept from Keller} Paul mentions two laws in Romans 8:2,…
Scripture But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. ~Romans 7:6, NLT Quote Now we are free—there’s no condemnation; Jesus provides a perfect salvation. ~Fanny Crosby Lets say you have spent most of your adult life in prison and then you…
Scripture Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. ~Hebrews 13:2, NIV Quote Well done is better than well said. ~Benjamin Franklin I’m very uncomfortable in a quandary, a state of perplexity or uncertainty, when I have no real clue as…
Scripture Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. ~1 Peter 4:8, NIV Quote Love does not seek it’s own; it is not selfish and it always cast the other person is the best possible light. ~Timothy Keller No amount of human love can atone for sin so what…
Scripture For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. ~Romans 6:6, NIV Quote Sin not only pays in death, it holds us in bondage and only Christ can set us free.…
Scripture Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice. ~Proverbs 24:17, NIV Quote Gloating is the celebration of unrighteous anger. ~Timothy Keller Have you ever read a passage or verse and then thought to yourself, “I am innocent.” When I think of gloating, the image that comes…
Scripture Worthless now is the thing for which people toiled; nations wore themselves out for a mere nothing. ~Jeremiah 51:58, REB Quote Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. ~Solomon Jeremiah was some kind of prophet. Although he never sat foot in Babylon, he sent a letter by Currier…