With Jack Bailey
Scripture Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. ~Psalms 37:7, NIV Quote Fretting can lead you to cut corners ethically. Don’t add a bad conscience to a heavy heart. ~Timothy Keller Keith Blackwood asked me a few days ago, how long it took…
Scripture No matter what you try to accomplish, the Lord will confuse you, and you will feel his anger. You won’t last long, and you may even meet with disaster, all because you rejected the Lord. ~Deuteronomy 28:20, CEV Quote Prophecy gives us hope when things appear hopeless. ~Timothy LeHaye Deuteronomy 28 is definitely one of the most…
Scripture Save me, God! I am about to drown. I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood. ~Psalms 69:1-2, CEV Quote Sin shrugs at God. Its essence is failing to believe not that He exist but that He matters. ~Timothy Keller Sin or evil does…
Scripture But Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me, and don’t try to stop them! People who are like these children belong to God’s kingdom.” ~Matthew 19:14, CEV Quote If I were searching for a great man, I would look to find him among the children. ~Jack Taylor Our world has changed dramatically from…
Scripture Our Lord, punish the Edomites! Because the day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, “Completely destroy the city! Tear down every building!” ~Psalm 137:7, CEV Quote Winning and losing are both temporary. Gloating over victory or sulking over a loss puts you at a stand still. ~Chuck Knox It seems that I learn something new everyday: I saw a word in…
Scripture People who want to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and traps. They are caught by foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them. The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much that they have given up their faith and caused themselves a…
Scripture Let all who want to kill me be disappointed and disgraced. Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me. ~Psalm 35:4, CEV Quote David’s call for God to punish his enemies is not personal vindictiveness but a concern for justice to prevail in his kingdom. ~Timothy Keller Psalm 35 is one of the imprecatory…
Scripture He [devil] has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. ~John 8:44, NLT Quote The lie of the serpent in Eden was this…”If we obey God fully we will be miserable, that rich living lies…
Scripture Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate…the Gentiles, and the people of Israel {Jews} were all united against Jesus…But everything they did was determined beforehand according to Your [God’s} will. ~Acts 4:27-28, NLT Quote No one can oppose God because He has the power to do what ever He wants. ~Job In Acts three, Peter and John…
Scripture You must not offer sacrifices just anywhere you want to. Instead, the LORD will choose a place somewhere in Israel where you must go to worship Him. ~Deuteronomy 12:5, CEV Quote Obedience is the first act of worship. ~Ya’akov I had a conversation last week that got me to thinking. We we worship God as we…