With Jack Bailey
Scripture What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? ~Psalms 116:12, NLT Quote As Christian… We do not think God will love us because we are good but that God will make us good because He loves us. ~C.S. Lewis In Psalm 116 David is overwhelmed by God’s infinite goodness to him personally.…
Scripture The LORD has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life. ~Psalms 18:20, NIRV Quote I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I wish to be; I am not what I hope to be but by the…
Scripture “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara. The Mighty One has made my life very bitter.” ~Ruth 1:20, NIRV Quote We don’t always get to choose our circumstances but we do get to choose our attitude. ~Image Quotes Not many of us are going to make it through life without some…
Scripture God, see what is in my heart. Know what is there. Put me to the test. Know what I’m thinking. See if there’s anything in my life you don’t like. Help me live in the way that is always right. ~Psalms 139:23-24, NIRV Quote There is a difference between knowing God and knowing about…
Scripture He praises himself so much that he can’t see his sin or hate it. ~Psalms 36:2, NIRV Quote Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself this question: “What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” ~Marcus Aurelius It took me almost 20 years to…
Scripture Turn your worries over to the Lord. He will keep you going. He will never let godly people fall. ~Psalm 55:22, NIRV Quote A day of worrying is more exhausting than a week of work. ~John Lubbock It is amazing what I see when I read, sometimes I have to stop and start again.…
Scripture My guilt overwhelms me–it is too heavy to bear. ~Psalms 38:4 Quote “It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~Oscar Wilde ‘Heavy’ is an oft used adjective in the Old Testament…heavy hand, heavy taxes, heavy burdens, heavy loses, heavy blow, heavy load, heavy yoke but more times than not in…
SCRIPTURE The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies show that his hands created them. Day after day they speak about it. Night after night they make it known. But they don’t speak or use words. No sound is heard from them. ~Psalms 19:1-3, NIrV QUOTE “Wherever you cast your eyes, there is no spot…
Scripture Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. ~Psalm 41:9, NKJV Quote The person who is patting you on the back may be looking for a place to put the knife. ~Source Unknown King David was betrayed by a close friend. Most folks…
Scripture Priests, put on black clothes and sob. Cry, you who serve at the altar. Come, you who serve my God in the temple. Spend the night dressed in black clothes. Sob because no one brings grain offerings and drink offerings to the house of your God anymore. ~Joel 1:13, NIrV Quote “The meaning of…