With Jack Bailey
Scripture Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! ~1 John 3:1, NKJV Quote The first link between my soul and Christ is not my riches but my need. ~Charles H. Spurgeon Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.[Psalm…
Scripture But you honor your sons instead of Me! You don’t respect the sacrifices and offerings that are brought to Me, and you’ve all gotten fat from eating the best parts. ~I Samuel 2:29, CEV Quote Eventually every idol, every substitute for God will be destroyed and you may be forced to watch. ~Ya’akov Eli…
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 Correction and punishment make children wise, but those left alone will disgrace their mother. Correct your children, and you will be proud; they will give you satisfaction. ~Proverbs 29:15,17, NLT Quote Discipline is the basic tool set for solving life’s problems. ~M. S. Peck Solomon says a lot about discipline in Proverbs: Proverbs 3:10-11– My child,…
Scripture Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. Quote No amount of human sacrifice and toil will accomplish much without the LORD’s blessing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe Solomon wrote Psalm 127 and it is a masterpiece.…
Scripture Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He lived the way King David had lived. He didn’t turn away from it to the right or the left. ~2 Chronicles 341-2, NIrV Quote You authority…
Scripture I’ve cried so much I can’t see very well. I’m suffering deep down inside. My heart is broken because my people are destroyed. Children and babies are fainting in the streets of the city. They say to their mothers, “Where can we find something to eat and drink?” They faint like wounded soldiers in…
Scripture God in His holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows. ~Psalms 68:5, HCSB Quote “Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” ~Henry Ward Beecher June talked me into watching Hallmarks CHRISTMAS ORANGES Monday night. It is a saga about a little orphan girl named Rose. It was set in…
Scripture “We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Luke 23:41, NLT Quote No cause justifies the death of the innocent. ~Albert Camus Albert Camus was a French philosopher and he said some good things but the quote I used above has an exception. Jesus was innocent and He…