With Jack Bailey
Scripture And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. ~Hebrews 10:25, NLT Quote Fellowship is two fellows in one ship. ~Source Unknown John Phillips says, “God is more impressed with a small congregation meeting together and…
Scripture Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not made your heart lowly, even though you knew all this, but you have raised yourself up against the Lord of heaven. ~Daniel 5:22-23, LSB Quote Historical ultimatums do not call forth morality and repentance. ~Calvin Miller Signs of the times are in the air, but like Belshazzar, we…
Scripture “Thus the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your seed forever.” ~1 Kings 5:27, LSB Quote When it comes to greed, we all claim exemption. ~William Wilberforce In over 50 years of serving churches, and I have had only one young man confess the sin of greed. It is a sin…
Scripture I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the One who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. ~Galatians 1:6-7, NIV…
Scripture But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. ~Matthew 6:33, LSB Quote “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Do you have the same problem I do? Too many things to do and…
Scripture Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. ~Psalm 51:1, LSB Quote David was further along spiritually the most New Testament believers. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones When I read the above quote in Martyn Lloyd Jones devotional, I wrote in the margin,…
Scripture For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. ~1Corinthians 2:2, LSB Quote The person who gives himself entirely to Christ will never think that he has done too much for Him. ~Henry Scougal What is the crux of the matter? The crux is the essential point in the…
Scripture Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. ~Galatians 6:7, NLT Quote The mill stone of God’s judgement turns slow, but it grinds exceedingly fine. R.G. Lee As I was studying Psalm 74 Sunday evening, the LORD spoke to me. When the Chaldeans/Babylonians invaded Judea and…
Scripture “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’” ~Mark 14:58, NET Quote The destruction of the Temple {Christ on Cross} was the pre-ordained plan of God, set in motion before time began, so that the host of heaven and hell would…
Scripture Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. ~1 Samuel 15:22, NLT Quote God loves obedience. ~Jim Nesbitt The mother of five had a pre-schooler named Tommy. Tommy’s siblings were older and their parents had been more strict with them and they allowed Tommy to do things…