With Jack Bailey
Scripture Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. ~Proverbs 10:26, NLT Quote Laziness could run a competitive race for the most underrated sin. ~David Wyrtzen Moses was not only a law giver, he was prophet. Three hundred years before the fact, he predicted the Israelites would asks…
Scripture Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing. Proverbs 9:13, NIV Quote The wise learn from their mistakes. The foolish merely repeat them. ~Michael Novak Solomon’s Lady Wisdom has an adversary, its Lady Folly. Both have houses at the intersection and both are calling out to those who pass. Wisdom is encouraging…
Scripture “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!” ~Proverbs 9:4, NASB Quote People everywhere enjoy believing things they know are not true. It spares them the effort of thinking, deciding for themselves and being responsible. {In other words, it gives them an excuse} ~Brooks Atkinson Whereas Proverbs 9 speaks of the contrast between wisdom and…
Scripture Does not wisdom call out? At the highest point along the way…she takes her stand…at the entrance, she cries aloud. ~Proverbs 8:1-3, NIV Quote “Many men know a great deal but are no wiser for it. To know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” ~Charles H. Spurgeon Solomon personifies WISDOM as a woman.…
Scripture My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. ~Proverbs 7:1-2, NIV Quote Do not bite the bait of pleasure until you know there is no hook beneath it. ~Thomas Jefferson Young people have a lot to deal with…
Scripture Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. ~Proverbs 3:5-6 Quote Wisdom is choosing the right path; Integrity is staying on it. ~Ya’akov The Children of Israel were led across a barren…
Scripture Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you. ~Proverbs 2:11 Quote To make right decisions; your decisions must make things right. ~Ya’akov Life is filled with choices. Jesus Himself taught that there are two paths or roads–one is narrow and the other is very broad. The narrow path is the higher, virtuous, noble…
Scripture We are merely moving shadows {phantoms}, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. ~Psalm 39:6, NLT Quote Life is short; it will soon be past and only what you do for Jesus will last. ~C.T. Studd Both commentaries I read point to spiritual…
Scripture Take delight in the LORD and He will give you your heart’s desires. ~Psalm 37:4, NLT Quote The stars may fall from heaven but the word of God will stand and all its promises and prophecies will be fulfilled. ~J.I. Packer Psalm 37 is special to me. The Lord providentially guided me to this…
Scripture The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. ~Psalm 34:18 Quote In prayer, we act like men. In praise, we act like angels. ~Thomas Watson Gilead was famous for it’s healing oil or balm. The young buds of balsam poplar trees secrete a powerfully aromatic and healing resin…