With Jack Bailey
Scripture Iniquities overwhelm me; only You can atone for our rebellions. ~Psalm 65:3, CSB Quote God had only one Son without sin but He has no sons without suffering. ~Augustine I cease to be amazed in by daily bible reading as I read through new and unfamiliar translations. I declare, I see things I have…
Scripture God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. ~Psalms 64:1, CSB Quote By nature, the devil is a terrorist. ~Ya’akov Everyone struggles when it comes to courage. What refrain did Jesus use constantly with His disciples? It was “be not afraid,” or in modern…
Scripture God, you are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. ~Psalm 63:1, CSB Quote Mercy-drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead. ~Daniel Webster Whittle In my Saturday morning reading I came across the above verse which was so fitting for the day,…
Scripture Anguish is coming! They will look for peace, but there will be none. Disaster after disaster will come, and there will be rumor after rumor. ~ Ezekiel 7:25-26 (CSB) Quote The East coast is dealing with Florence and some years back, we had Katrina hit the gulf doing massive damage in New Orleans and Southern Mississippi.…
Scripture I will destroy your high places. Your altars will be desolated and your shrines smashed. I will throw down your slain in front of your idols. Ezekiel 6:4-5, CSB Quote Keep it simple: love what God loves and hate what God hates. ~Image Quotes In the preamble to the Decalogue, God spoke these words through…
Scripture “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32, CSB Quote The one good thing you can say about the devil is–he is always busy. ~Calvin C. Inman Yesterday’s blog got my mind turning. The devil is the master at distraction and disruption. He has a distinct advantage, he is a spiritual being [not encumbered with a…
Scripture And they return at evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. They scavenge for food; they growl if they are not satisfied. ~ Psalms 59:14-15 (CSB) Quote By prevailing over obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive as his chosen destination. ~Christopher Columbus In biblical times, dogs were not viewed as pets. I don’t…
Scripture A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. ~Proverbs 22:17, CSB Quote Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement: nothing can be accomplished without HOPE. ~Hellen Keller When I moved my office a couple of years ago, I just put everything boxes and moved it but I still have not gone…
Scripture Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD. ~I Samuel 2:12, NASB Quote Worthless people live only to eat and drink: people of worth eat and drink to live. ~Socrates Eli sons were worthless, bĕliya`al, which is same word used of Nabal. The word means worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable,…
Scripture When I am afraid, I will trust in you. ~Psalm 56:3, CSB Quote Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time. ~N.L. Anderson We see both good and bad fear and faith in the story of Jesus calming the sea…One day he and his disciples got into a boat,…