With Jack Bailey
Scripture The people of Israel said to Moses, “We’ll die! We are lost! All of us are lost! Anyone who even comes near the LORD’s holy tent will die. Are all of us going to die?” ~Numbers 17:12-13, NIrV Quote Fear God and obey His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. ~Solomon The…
Scripture You hate my teaching. You turn your back on what I say. ~Psalm 50:17, NIrV Quote Sin is the insurrection of the heart against God: first, it turns from Him but ultimately it turns against Him. ~Richard Alliene I was reading in Psalms a few days ago and came across this passage in Psalm 50.…
Scripture Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. ~Psalm 41:9, NKJV Quote The person who is patting you on the back may be looking for a place to put the knife. ~Source Unknown King David was betrayed by a close friend. Most folks…
Scripture Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. So should the LORD feed her like a lamb in a lush pasture? ~Hosea 4:16 Quote I am not stubborn. My way just happens to be better. ~Willard Garnett Six times, the scriptures label Pharaoh as “stubborn.” Pharaoh is a type of our fleshly nature. We are born with a…
Scripture Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. ~I John 2:25, NIV Quote Stand for Christ and you will be judged by the world; stand with this world and you will be judged by God. ~Grace Wesley I’m not…
Scripture So YOU gave them what they wanted, but later YOU destroyed them with a horrible disease. ~Psalms 106:15, CEV Quote All actions or choices have consequences and you are responsible for your actions and choices, so make them wisely. ~Holly Lisle Psalms 106 is a running commentary on the Israelites experience in the wilderness.…
Scripture Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down. ~Jeremiah 38:17, GNT Quote Sin adds to our guilt, divides our loyalties, subtracts from…
Scripture Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? ~2 Corinthians 6:14, NLT Quote If the world was gray, there would be no sin. ~Ya’akov As a pastor, you long for and pray for unity. I often think about what could be…