With Jack Bailey
Scripture Stubborn people who repeatedly refuse to accept correction will suddenly be broken and never recover. ~Proverbs 29:1, Passion Quote I more fear what is within me than what is without. ~Martin Luther Martin Luther had a morbid fear of rebellion. Although he ignited one, rebellion was never his intention. Ben Franklin said, “Rebellion against…
Scripture You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, “We are safe!’ ~Jeremiah 7:10, GNT Quote Sometimes I wonder if we are not worshiping worship rather than God. ~D.A. Carson Jeremiah witnessed the demise and death of a nation. Judah was living…
Scripture Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’ ”So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments…
Scripture But as for you, only do not rebel against Yahweh; and do not fear the people of the land, for they are our bread. Their protection has been removed from them, and Yahweh is with us; do not fear them. ~Numbers 14:9, LSB Quote All of life can be considered one big miracle that…
Scripture In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, and He lifted them and carried them all the ancient days. But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy; He fought against them. ~Isaiah 63:9-10, LSB Quote The older the world grows, the more heated the conflict between Christ…
Scripture Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” ~Psalm 14:1 Quote Human nature, the importance of objective truth, and the beauty of family and of distinctions between the sexes is beyond man’s will {control}. ~C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis wrote a space trilogy back in the 1940’s: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous…
Scripture Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard. ~Proverbs 13:15, KJV Quote “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” ~St. Augustine The Christian life is the high road which leads upward so it involves a climb and a struggle. As…
Scripture They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.” ~Psalm 94:7, NIV Quote The wheel of God’s justice turns slow but it grinds exceedingly fine. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Man is the only creature created in God’s image and the only one who lives in rebellion against his Creator. It…
Scripture Eli’s sons were wicked men; they did not respect {fear} the LORD. ~1 Samuel 2:12 (CSB) Quote Life is a series of choices: do your best to make the right ones and if you err, learn from the bad ones. ~Image Quotes I am a sequential learner which means I make a lot of…
Scripture Israel served idols, although the Lord had told them, “You must not do this.” The Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet, saying, “Turn from your evil ways”…But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors…They rejected his statutes and… the warnings he had given them. ~ 2 Kings 17:12-15…