With Jack Bailey
Scripture A tribute to God when He {Jesus} comes, when He comes to set the earth right. He’ll straighten out the whole world, He’ll put the world right, and everyone in it. ~Psalm 98:9, MSG Quote He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness and…
Scripture LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless.Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. ~Psalm 10:17, NLT Quote Sooner or later, we are going to encounter something that renders us helpless. ~Charles Stanley We humans are manipulators by nature. We love control and we have a tendency to line up our ducks so…
Scripture I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.” ~Luke 15:18, NLT Quote Luke 15 and the story we know as the prodigal son but it is not primarily about the prodigal, it is…
Scripture For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. ~Romans 8:24-25 Quote Is there any hope? This is a question that has been or will be…
Scripture Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer. ~Psalm 94:19, TLB Quote Stay calm, trust Jesus with everything and remember, there is no panic in heaven. ~Image Quotes I was reading Psalm 94 in the MESSAGE yesterday and this passage really…
Scripture For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. ~Hebrews 10:14, NASB Quote We can, to some extent control our actions but we have no control over our Temperament. ~C.S. Lewis {Mere Christianity} Suppose you lived in a house with a cellar; a dark, damp an musty cellar. Suppose…
Scripture Let your hearts overflow with thanksgiving. ~Colossians 2:8, NEB Quote There is a direct connection between understanding grace and having a thankful heart. ~Ya’akov Wade challenged us to sit down and read Paul’s letter to the Colossians in one sitting and I did this last Tuesday. My newest bible is the New English Bible…
Scripture I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. ~Acts 20:21, NIV Quote Repentance is the act of exchanging the lie that holds us captive for the truth that sets us free. ~Anonymous I have a lot of thoughts during my prayer…
Scripture I found David, my servant, poured holy oil on his head, And I’ll keep my hand steadily on him, yes, I’ll stick with him through thick and thin. No enemy will get the best of him, no scoundrel will do him in. I’ll weed out all who oppose him, I’ll clean out all who…
Scripture But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. ~Luke 24:21, NKJV Quote When our dreams do not become reality; perhaps we are dreaming the wrong dream. ~Ya’akov I reread much of Charles Allen’s little book THE MIRACLE OF HOPE last night. Allen’s books have always encouraged me and…