With Jack Bailey
Scripture We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19, NASB Quote We were made, not primarily, to love God, but to be the objects of His divine love. ~C.S. Lewis, [Problem of Pain, p.48] We talk a lot about love but in truth human love is flawed; it is both vain and selfish.…
Scripture And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. ~Revelation 13:17, NLT Quote The Holy Spirit teaches the serious, not the curious. ~F.W. Robertson I know very, very little about the Revelation of Jesus Christ, and its usually…
Scripture “Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.” ~Luke 12:43, NASB Quote Are you disappointed with society? Are you really concerned about what is going on? Take the first step: look at yourself–What can you do to make things better? ~Billy Graham {Day by Day, p. 161} The chief…
Scripture “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me?…She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.” ~Matthew 26:10,12, NLT Quote When someone does something good, applaud–then you’ll make two people happy. ~Zig Ziglar According to Doctor Luke, as Joseph and Nicodemus were taking Jesus body down…
Scripture So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other… ~Colossians 3:12, NASB Quote God sees the heart but people see our clothes so put on Christ. ~Elisabeth Elliot Paul said to the Galatians, “For…
Scripture The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ~Genesis 2:18, NIV Quote The human soul is lonely; it must have companionship. ~William Franklin Graham I love reading devotionals. Billy Graham wrote one in 1965 that Franklin had reprinted for his…
Scripture I will be like the dew to Israel. ~Hosea 14:5, NIV Quote There is no human need that Christ cannot met, nor will any spiritual blessing be given to us apart from HIM. ~Watchman Nee I am 75 and I learn something new every day. On most days, I sit here in wonder and…
Scripture Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ~Acts 2:38, NASB Quote Truth will always make demands, and grace will always be there to meet them. ~Watchman Nee Practically…
Scripture When Pharaoh let the people go away, God did not lead them through the country of the Philistines. This was a short way for them to go, but God did not lead them that way. God said, ‘If the people have to fight a war, they may change their minds. Then they may return…
Scripture Happy is a man who finds wisdom, and who acquires understanding. ~Proverbs 3:13, CSB Quote The Proverbs are like hard candy: if you bite down hard, you might break a tooth, but if you savor them your spiritual taste buds will take delight. ~Ya’akov The hard candy analogy came from a woke author but the…