With Jack Bailey
Scripture A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. ~Luke 8:43-44, NIV Quote There are three stages in the work of Christ: Impossible, difficult and done. ~Hudson Taylor…
Scripture I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground. ~Psalm 40:1-2, NLT Quote Prayer is our longing for HIM; our incurable God sickness. ~Karl Barth…
Scripture Rejoice always; pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, NKJV Quote “God instituted prayer to communicate to creatures the dignity of causality.” ~Blaise Pascal I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately and it has dawned upon me that when a person’s name comes to my mind, I should pray for them that very moment.…
Scripture Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man!” ~2 Samuel 12:7, NLT Quote Absolute power, corrupts absolutely. ~John Edward {Lord} Acton The Jewish understanding of the Old Testament is very different from that of a gentile like myself. They see and understand things in the scripture that I would miss without their helpful…
Scripture “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ~Matthew 5:10, NASB Quote The affirmation of God is sweet in the midst of human treachery. Calvin Miller I can’t say in good conscience that I have been persecuted, at least not for righteousness sake…
Scripture “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” ~Matthew 5:8, NASB Quote Great thoughts and a pure heart: these are what we should ask of God. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Can you imagine what Adam and Eve felt in their heart: they had no guilt. They didn’t even know what sin…
Scripture “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” ~Matthew 5:6, NASB Quote There is no human appetite more glorious to God than to hunger for righteousness. ~Calvin Miller I did not get a good report on my latest blood work and the doctor recommends diet and exercise. I…
Scripture “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth. ~Matthew 5:5, NASB Quote Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. ~Aristotle The word translated ‘gentle’ in the NASB is most often translated ‘humble’ or ‘meek’. None do injustice to the Greek word which means all three and we could throw in ‘mild.’…
Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, LSB Quote Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others. ~C. S. Lewis {God in the Dock, p. 127} Poverty creates brotherhood. Those who are poor…
Scripture No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God. ~John 5:44, NLT Quote The man in whom the Holy Spirit dwells does not talk about himself. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones John tells us in chapter 12 of…