With Jack Bailey
Scripture When the messengers returned, they told Jacob, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is heading this way with four hundred men.” ~Genesis 32:6, CEV Quote Assumption is the mother of all mistakes. ~Eugene Lewis Fordsworthe What is the difference between assumption and presumption? The connotative distinction between these words is that presumptions are based more on…
Scripture There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything. Luke 18:27, CEV Quote The core sin is to forget that God is God and we are not. ~Timothy Keller The title to today’s blog is a play on words. God’s personal name is I AM. When I say I AM…
Scripture You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned. ~Luke 16:15, CEV Quote Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of those that matter least. ~Stephen F. Covey Currently,…
Scripture Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? ~Psalm 6:2-3, NLT Quote Everyone has problems, even kings. David didn’t have financial problems but he did have domestic problems. When your own son is threatening your life, that can cause…
Scripture Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound. ~Psalm 4:7, NIV Quote God’s answer to every human problem is Jesus. ~Ya’akov David noticed the same thing that you and I witness: sometimes the wicked prosper while the faithful have problems. When idol worshiping pagans fair better in the market place…
Scripture Lot was afraid to stay on in Zoar. So he took his two daughters and moved to a cave in the hill country. ~Genesis 19:30, CEV Quote What a tragedy to spend your life getting to the top of the ladder and then discovering; it is propped against the wrong wall. ~Thomas Merton At…
Scripture The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. ~John 1:14 (CSB) Quote God is omnipresent: He transcends and inhabits His creation. He sees all, He hears all and He knows all. It is impossible…
Scripture When they were still some distance from Bethlehem, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult…With her last breath — for she was dying — she named him Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin. ~ Genesis 35:16-18 (CSB) Quote The sorrow which now grieves you will someday be turned into glorious…
Scripture No one is to appear before Me empty-handed. ~Exodus 34:20, CSB Quote We make a living by what we earn: we make a life by what we give. ~Sir Winston Churchill If you have read the bible through, you have probably discovered the verse above and it is repeated three times: Exodus 23:15, 34:20…
Scripture “Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.” ~Genesis 20:7, CSB Quote Living by faith includes the call to something greater than looking…