With Jack Bailey
Scripture David, my servant, is the one I chose to be king, and I will always be there to help and strengthen him. ~Psalm 89:20-21, CEV Quote Character is infinitely more important than physical attractiveness, talent or even brilliance. ~Timothy Keller Does Character count? During the Clinton administration, we were told by the media that…
Scripture Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. ~Psalm 62:9, NIV Quote If we trust God supremely, we no longer fully trust anything else. ~Timothy Keller If I were starting all over as a pastor,…
Scripture Truly my soul finds rest in God: my salvation comes from Him. ~Psalm 62:1, NIV Quote To God, silence can be a form of praise. ~Ellen Davis Life can get noisy. As I was doing my devotions a few days back, the hymn “Be Still My Soul” came to mind. It is a great…
Scripture Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! ~Psalm 55:6, NLT Quote Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first! ~Helen Keller In Psalm 11, David’s counselors advice him to flee to the mountains: possibly in the early stages of Absalom’s rebellion. Eventually David did retreat…
Scripture Cut his life short and let someone else have his job. ~Psalms 109:8, CEV Quote The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. ~George Orwell The world a part from Christ believes in the power of the lie. Hitler believed that a lie…
Scripture But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!” ~Psalm 70:4, NLT Quote God’s glory cannot be contained by creation because God the infinite Creator remains far greater than what He created. ~Steven J. Lawson I attended…
Scripture You may not think you are very important, but the LORD chose you to be king, and you are in charge of the tribes of Israel. ~I Samuel 15:17, CEV Quote You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. ~Naola Blackburn Bailey When Samuel, who was a prophet and a discerning man,…
Scripture The neighborhood women named him Obed, but they called him “Naomi’s Boy.” ~Ruth 4:17, CEV Quote Jesus is my LORD and Savior, not my religion. ~Image Quotes Ruth is a very short but very fascinating book. It contains all the emotions: sorrow, sadness, separation, grief, depression, bitterness and ecstatic joy. I love the book…
Scripture Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll. I desire to do Your will, my God; Your law is within my heart.” ~Psalm 40:7-8, NIV Quote Let yourself be moved by what Christ did for you until your duty becomes your passion. ~Timothy Keller {concept, edited by yours truly}…
Scripture I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. ~Psalm 40:1-2, NIV Quote Helping one person might not change the whole world but it will change the…