With Jack Bailey
Scripture Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor. ~Proverbs 13:7, NLT Quote The real measure of wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost all our money. ~John Henry Jowett I am in Proverbs on Wednesday and also at Breakfast and the Bible.…
Scripture It is to this you have been called: because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so you should follow in His steps. ~1 Peter 2:21, Wetmouth Quote We can love Jesus, serve Him, obey Him, and even worship Him; but we cannot immitate Him. ~Ya’akov Back in the 19th century,…
Scripture When I tried to understand these things, it was too hard for me. ~Psalm 73:16, Cloverdale Quote Greed can rule the poor just as it does the wealthy. A man can be just as selfish with one dollar as a man with a million. ~David Rudolph Psalm 73 was written by Asaph and it…
Scripture One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 3:13-14, NIV Quote The past has a way of catching up to you. ~Cowell We were coming home from…
Scripture Take courage, my child, your sins are pardoned. ~Matthew 9:2, Weymouth Quote We assume that enough money, enough knowledge and enough effort will solve any problem, but this is not true–it will not solve the problem of sin. ~Alton MacEarchern Not many people share my afflinity for reading various translations of the Bible; matter…
Scripture Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. ~Psalm 71:9, NIV Quote “You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” ~George Bernard Shaw Alton MacEarchern refers to Psalm 71 as the Old Man’s Psalm. Dr. Wiersbe says…
Scripture There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. ~Galatians 3:26, NKJV Quote Christ is God, the all-in-all, or nothing at all. ~C.S. Lewis The below is all C.S. Lewis. Read it slowly and then read it…
Scripture Never for a moment quail [draw back in fear] before your antagonists. ~Philippians 1:27, Weymouth Quote Never let them see you sweat. ~Source Unknown I am reading Francis Weymouth’s translation of the NT. It is not a modern translation. It was first published in 1903. Weymouth was promoted in 1902 but his family saw…
Scripture “Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?” ~Matthew 26:41, NKJV Quote Jesus was a Victor, not a victim. ~Ya’akov I am reading J.I. Packer’s KNOWING GOD {daily devotion} and in his entry on page 52 he refers…
Scripture Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly? ~Psalm 58:1, NLT Quote All the world will one day meet the Judge and justice will be served. ~Alton E. MacEachern There is no record of judges before the flood and I am not exactly sure how long after…