With Jack Bailey
Scripture But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. ~Romans 5:8, NLT Quote No man knows how bad he is until he tries very hard to be good. ~C.S. Lewis Christianity is not Islam. We never use force to persuade someone to…
Scripture If we really are living in the same light in which He eternally exists, then we have true fellowship with each other, and the blood which His Son shed for us keeps us clean from all sin. If we refuse to admit that we are sinners, then we live in a world of illusion…
Scripture Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to Yahweh, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. ~Isaiah 55:7, LSB Quote It is difficult to remove terror from trembling minds, but the nature of God is that He is ready to…
Scripture If you unintentionally touch anything of human origin that is unclean, whatever it may be, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done. ~Leviticus 5:3, GNB Quote The miracle of Christ were not an interruption of the natural order, but the restoration of the natural order. ~Jurgen Moltmann In the…
Scripture We have come into an intimate experience with God’s love, and we trust in the love He has for us. God is love! ~1 John 4:16, TPT Quote Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. ~C.S. Lewis I would not attempt to convince a young person in…
Scripture Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~Colossians 4:2, NLT Quote God answers all prayers in different ways: Sometime He says yes, sometimes no, and at other times He says wait a while. ~Calvin Miller There is a fourth answer that Miller does not mention: [1] Yes [2] No…
Scripture No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On that day when you were born, you were dumped out into a field and left to die, unwanted. ~Ezekiel 16:5, TLB Quote No one ever cared for me like Jesus, There’s no other friend so kind as He;…
Scripture “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” ~Luke 10:27, NASB Quote Spiritual growth does not take place in isolation. ~Eugene L. Peterson What does spiritual growth have to do with…
Scripture For the love of Christ constraineth us. ~2 Corinthians 5:14, ASV Quote We know the love of Christ controls us when we take everything that happens as happening to HIM, whether it be praise, blame, persecution or commendation. ~Oswald Chambers {My Utmost, February 4} Chambers daily devotion for February 4 caused me to wonder…
Scripture “Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified Your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life.” ~Genesis 19:19, NASB [1995] Quote The most rewarding aspect of prayer is our intimacy with the Father. ~Charles F. Stanley Belinda gave me a devotional last Christmas by Charles…