With Jack Bailey
Scripture “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called…
Scripture “My Kingdom,” said Jesus, “does not consist of what you see around you.” ~John 18:36, MSG Quote Ultimately, reality consist of things we cannot see. ~Ya’akov I like to dabble in philosophy and metaphysics. I use the quote above often, especially at grave sides. Death appears to be the end but in fact, it…
Scripture Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. ~Ecclesiastes 11:9, NLT Quote Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again…
Scripture So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! ~Ecclesiastes 9:7-8, NLT Quote Man is clueless and God is all-knowing: therefore, the only proper response to God is fear and trust. ~David George Moore…
Scripture All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt. ~Ecclesiastes 8:9, NASB Quote Life is far too complex for any human to figure out how all its parts fit together. ~Daniel L. Akin There…
Scripture For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. ~Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT Quote “You need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” ~Dallas Willard I like the NLT’s tranlation of the Hebrew word chephets. This is not an easy word to translate: the AV translates it nine different ways: purpose, pleasure,…
Scripture It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor. ~Proverbs 14:21, NLT Quote Doing the right thing may be costly in the present but doing what is wrong will cost much more in the long run. ~Ya’akov Like Psalms and the sermon on the mount, Proverbs has it’s beatitudes…
Scripture Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. ~Psalm 139:14, NLT Quote “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything to stop them.” ~Albert Einstein I am not a doctor and so I am…
Scripture I weep with sorrow, encourage me by Your word. Psalm 119:28, NLT Quote We must be watchful after the victory as before the battle. ~Andrew Bonar This is the Daleth stanza and it reveals a despondent Psalmist, his face is in the dust. We do not know what happened but evidently, he was being…
Scripture Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment. ~Psalm 104:1-2, NRSV Quote The LORD is my light and my salvation; in whom shall I fear or be afraid. ~King David Psalm 104 is a…