With Jack Bailey
Scripture Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. ~2 Corinthians 4:4, NLT Quote People talk of…
Scripture Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. ~Colossian 3:22, NLT Quote Slavery, like AIDS, has not been abolished. Like a deadly virus it mutates, taking on new…
Scripture “Ask the LORD to help us. Nebuchadnezzar is attacking us. He is king of Babylonia. In the past the LORD did wonderful things for us. Maybe He’ll do them again. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pull his armies back from us.” ~Jeremiah 21:2, NIRV Quote If God doesn’t want something for me, then I should not…
Scripture When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. ~Galatians 5:19-21, NLT Quote Our sinful nature fights to control us even after we become…
Scripture Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Do you realize You offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, so ignore them.” ~Matthew 15:12-14, NLT Quote God has promised and provided a way for every person to receive forgiveness of sin and a…
Scripture “Tell them, ‘The LORD and King says, “I will gather you from the nations. I will bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered. I will give you back the land of Israel.” ‘ ~Ezekiel 11:17, NIRV Quote My conscience is captive to the word of God. ~Martin Luther I am…
Scripture “Job, can you pull the leviathan out of the sea with a fish hook? Can you tie down its tongue with a rope? Can you put a rope through its nose? Can you stick a hook through its jaw? Will it beg you for mercy?” ~Job 41:1-3, NIRV Quote God moves in mysterious ways, His…
Scripture “Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor, and do not trust any brother; Because every brother deals craftily, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.” ~Jeremiah 9:4, NASB Quote Be careful who you trust: the devil was once an angel. ~Source Unknown Let me give you a paraphrase of the verse above, “Let everyone…
Scripture “Suppose someone welcomes a prophet as a prophet. That one will receive a prophet’s reward… suppose someone welcomes a godly person as a godly person… That one will receive a godly person’s reward… Suppose someone gives even a cup of cold water to a little one who follows me…That one will certainly be rewarded.” ~Matthew…
Scripture Have respect for the LORD–that will prove you are wise. Avoid evil–that will show that you have understanding. ~Job 28:28, NIRV Quote One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. ~Ben Franklin Actually, fragments of the quote above date back as far as Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – 25 October 1400) but Ben Franklin coined the words…