With Jack Bailey
Scripture Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps errs. ~Proverbs 19:2, NASB Quote Jesus never got into a hurry. ~Randy Sharp Occasionally I like to compare translations so let’s look at a few different versions of Proverbs 19:2… NKJV–Also it is not good for a soul to…
Scripture Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. ~Proverbs 10:27 Quote The starting point for wisdom and blessing is to recognize that the LORD is God and to treat Him with the awe and respect He deserves. ~Max Anders The basic theme of Proverbs was stated in Proverbs 1:7, The fear of the LORD is the beginning…
Scripture Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. ~Proverbs 10:26, NLT Quote Laziness could run a competitive race for the most underrated sin. ~David Wyrtzen Moses was not only a law giver, he was prophet. Three hundred years before the fact, he predicted the Israelites would asks…
Scripture To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. ~Proverbs 8:13, NIV Quote If the other planets are inhabited, they must be using earth as their insane asylum. ~George Bernard Shaw Some years ago a Country Music singer {Billy Currington} had a song entitled: “God is great, beer is good…
Scripture O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me. ~Psalm 35:1, NLT Quote If the man who stands over my body says, “Here lies Dr. Lee and he didn’t have a single enemy.” I am going to raise up from my casket and point at him and say, “Sir, you…
Scripture The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. ~Psalm 19:1-3, NLT Quote God’s voice of power in creation prepares the way for His voice of grace…
I fully intended to get the blog restarted today but we are going to shoot for tomorrow instead. We are wrestling with some minor adversity. Extremely cold weather is hard on old folks and old houses. We started with three toilets on Sunday and got down to one yesterday. Our water froze under the kitchen…
Scripture Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. ~Psalm 5:8, NLT Quote There is no such thing as ‘abstract evil’ except in books and college class rooms ~Warren W. Wiersbe Since the fall of man, there has been a battle…
Scripture How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? ~Psalm 4:2, NLT Quote Slander is worse than cannibalism. ~John Chrysostom The democrats did not invent slander and innuendo; they’ve been around since Satan’s debut in the Garden of Eden. The old adage,…
Scripture Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. ~Psalm 150:6, NLT Quote There is nothing boring about true worship. ~Steven Lawson When you read the Psalms you meet joy and sorrow, ecstatic elation and deep depression; you encounter pain and pleasure, trials and triumph. I do not know of any emotion…