With Jack Bailey
Scripture Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. ~Isaiah 30:18, NIV Quote The worries of the day are ever around us. Conflict within and without threaten the peace we so desperately want and seek. ~Jack Countryman Isaiah 30 is a strong rebuke. Judah has …
Scripture Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ~Ephesians 6:4, NIV Quote You must catch your child doing good and jump on every opportunity for praise. ~Kathy Keller Keller just keeps meddling: after spending two weeks on marriage, he has gone to parenting. I …
Scripture Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. ~Psalm 37:27, NLT Quote The militant social justice messaging of James and Kaepernick serves the interest of not only the Chinese Communist Party and globalist corporations like Nike but also our political left {democrats}. ~Jason Whitlock If you are a …
Scripture My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. ~Daniel 6:22, NIV Quote Truly evil people don’t just hurt others, they take pride in hurting others. ~Image Quotes I’ve added Amy Coney Barrett to my prayer list. She is …
Scripture Here is your part: Tell the truth. Be fair. Live at peace with everyone. Don’t plot harm to others; don’t swear that something is true when it isn’t! How I hate all that sort of thing!” says the Lord. ~Zechariah 8:16-17, TLB Quote Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the legal …
Scripture You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. ~Matthew 22:37-39, NLT Quote In Christianity, the individual is incomparably more important than the state. The Christian lives forever, …
Scripture But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ~Luke 13:3, NIV Quote Fallen man is not simply and imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. ~C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis did not consider himself a bible scholar, only a layman. With that in mind, what am …
Scripture I have sworn by myself, and I will never go back on my word, for it is true—that every knee in all the world shall bow to me, and every tongue shall swear allegiance to my name. ~Isaiah 45:23, TLB Quote There is no use in you saying, you choose to lie down when …
Scripture Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume…and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. ~John 12:3, NLT Quote Some times very little things can become a great encouragement. ~Ya’akov I loved yesterdays entry in STREAMS IN THE DESERT IV. It …
Scripture Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. ~Romans 6:12 NLT Quote If sin tempts us but fails to rule us, it is forced to serve us. ~Martin Luther Luther has a list of characteristics of those who have Christ by faith. This is his list, …