With Jack Bailey
Scripture “Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace.” ~Jeremiah 33:6, NLT Quote “The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.” ~Martin Luther I have deep admiration for Jeremiah the…
Scripture A curse on anyone who trust in mortals and leans for support on human kind, while his heart is far from the LORD. ~Jeremiah 17:5, REB Quote If I am to meet with disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off. ~Thomas Jefferson The middle…
Scripture No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well. ~Jeremiah 30:17, CEV Quote Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part. ~Philip Yancey My very astute friend David says that the Jews have been able to maintain the purity…
Scripture I will punish you as you deserve. I’ll set your palace on fire,and everything around you will go up in smoke. ~Jeremiah 21:14, CEV Quote He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep in order to gain what he cannot lose. ~Jim Elliot The verse above is God speaking through Jeremiah…
Scripture You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. ~Psalm 88:6, NIV Quote Discouragement is not from God. ~Ignatius of Loyola I was doing my daily bible reading this past week and the word “pit” kept coming up. David uses it a lot in his Psalms. My first thoughts were–a pit…
Scripture So Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses. ~Exodus 9:35, NIV Quote “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.” ~Jeremiah the Prophet The redemption of Israel from Egyptian bondage is a fascinating…
Scripture Then Job replied to the LORD: I know that you can do anything and no plan of Yours can be thwarted. ~Job 42:1 (CSB) Quote God can use whomever He pleases, whenever He pleases, however He pleases to do whatever He pleases. ~Ya’kov God is Sovereign, He has the power to enact His will.…
Scripture “This man deserves the death sentence because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” ~Jeremiah 26:11 [CSB] Quote Fear is a reaction: Courage is a decision. ~Sir Winston Churchill Many people refer to Jeremiah as the weeping prophet. He was a very passionate man who loved God…
Scripture But the LORD said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit of their own minds.” Quote Beware of false prophets, they use God’s name in…
Scripture “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” ~John 5:17(CSB) Quote God is the Freight Train and those who oppose Him or the barking dog. A barking dog does not stop a freight train. ~Ya’akov I started in Isaiah yesterday, then went to Jeremiah, then to the Lamentations of Jeremiah and then…