With Jack Bailey
Scripture And on the seventh day God finished the work that He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all the work that He had done. ~Genesis 2:2, NRSV Quote Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without a business, without entertainment, without a care.…
Scripture There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: the ant, Hyraxes, locust and lizards. ~Proverbs 30:24 [25-28] Quote Wise people know their limitations, but they don’t allow those limitations to become excuses. ~Chuck Swindoll Of these four small creatures mentioned in Proverbs 30, I want to focus on the hyraxes.…
Scripture To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ~Colossians 1:27, NLT Quote Christianity is a religion of hope; a faith that always looks forward. To the believer, the best is yet to be. ~J.I. Packer…
Scripture It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening…You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! ~Psalm 92:1,2,4, NLT Quote The key to the throne room is a grateful heart. Enter…
Scripture If the way you live isn’t consistent with what you {say you} believe, then it is wrong. ~Romans 14:23, MSG Quote Your beliefs shape your values; your values shape your life. Our life is a clearly crafted picture picture book of our creed. ~Franklin Graham I am convicted by many things that I read.…
Scripture See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we would be called children of God; and we are. ~1 John 3:1, LSB Quote The New Testament gives us two yardsticks for measuring God’s love: the cross {propitiation} and sonship {Adoption}. ~J.I. Packer I had not given it any thought before…
Scripture “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.” ~Luke 11:23, NKJV Quote Neutral men are the devil’s allies. ~Edwin Hubbel I was having a discussion with a liberal {democrat} and he said, “Everything is not black and white. There is a gray area.” I…
Scripture Do not fret because of evildoers; Do not be jealous of the wicked. For there will be no future for the evil one; The lamp of the wicked will go out. ~Proverbs 24:19-20, LSB Quote Jealously begins with full hands; it is fueled by the fear of loss. Envy begins with empty hands, lamenting what it does…
Scripture “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. ~Luke 9:24, LSB Quote Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead.…
Scripture Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. ~Proverbs 4:23, LSB Quote The eye of God is principally fixed upon the heart. ~John Flavel Saul had the physical statue of a king but he did not have the heart. For this reason the LORD said to Samuel {before…