With Jack Bailey
Scripture For Christ did not please Himself; but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” ~Romans 15:3, NRSV Quote We can change or control how people treat us, but we control our response. ~Vitktor Frankl Paul is quoting Psalm 69:9, It is zeal for your house that…
Scripture Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. ~Mark 8:25, NIV Quote For the first time ever, everything seems to be in place for the second coming of Jesus Christ. ~Ronald Wilson Reagan Mark 8:22-26 is a rich…
Scripture “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” ~Proverbs 30:5, NIV Quote The bible is not flawed: man is flawed. ~Ya’akov I am currently reading Timothy Keller’s devotional on Proverbs. I’m telling you this because today’s blog comes from his thoughts. Of course I can’t…
Scripture I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— For kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~1 Timothy 2:1-2, NIV Quote There are two people that you should pray for daily: your pastor…
Scripture The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David. ~Luke 3:31, NIV Quote Ignorance of our ignorance is the worse ignorance. ~Ya’akov Sometimes my ignorance amazes me. I knew that Luke’s genealogy was different from Matthew but I had to brush up on…
Scripture When a country is delivered into the power of the wicked, He blindfolds the eyes of the judges. ~Job 9:24, REB Quote The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayers of the righteous. ~Solomon I don’t watch TV news ever: if you don’t believe this is true, asks my wife.…
Scripture “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” ~Luke 4:18, NRSV…
Scripture And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ~Genesis 2:7, NKJV Quote “If God does not trust his own angels, how much less will He trust people made of dust? ~Eliphaz I was reading in Job four and…
Scripture “Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself?” ~Matthew 21:16, NRSV Quote Praise is–what wings are to a bird, fruit to a tree, what the rose is to the thorn bush: it is the beauty of the Christian life. ~Charles H. Spurgeon What sets up today’s text…
Scripture You give them [frail mortals] to drink from the stream of Your delights. ~Psalm 36:8, REB Quote “Life is not measured by how much you own.” ~Jesus of Nazareth First of all, I shutter to think of what the ‘quality’ of my quiet time would be without the Psalms. I begin every day with…