With Jack Bailey
Scripture Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. ~Philippians 2:14-15, NLT Quote Nothing is so hurtful to the Christian life as pretence; nothing is so blessed…
Scripture Arise, O Lord, and enter your resting place, along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. ~Psalm 132:8, NLT Quote Jesus never changes; He is the same yesterday, today and forever. ~Writer of Hebrews {13:8} The thought had never crossed my mind until I read Watchman Nee’s TABLE IN THE WILDERNESS; When…
Scripture “O Israel, be quiet and listen!” ~Deuteromy 27:9, NLT Quote I never learned anything while I was talking. ~Lou Holtz Verbosity is using more words than necessary. Once you have articulated and illustrated your point, there is no need to use more illustrations. A couple of weeks ago, God convicted me about being verbose.…
Scripture “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.” ~Hebrews 13:5, LSB Quote If you feel forsaken, it is not coming from the heavenly Father, it is coming from the father of lies. ~Elisebeth Elliot Will a father or mother abandon their children? It is not natural but it does happen, and…
Scripture But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. ~Romans 5:8, NLT Quote No man knows how bad he is until he tries very hard to be good. ~C.S. Lewis Christianity is not Islam. We never use force to persuade someone to…
Scripture I look to the hills! Where will I find help? It will come from the Lord, who created heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:1-2, CEV Quote Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God. ~E.M. Bounds The word translated hills in the CEV and KJV, is translated mountains in the…
Scripture It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff. ~Hebrews 11:21, NLT Quote Nothing hinders spiritual growth more than pretense. ~Watchman Nee Paul said, “If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to…
Scripture ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help Me.’ ~Matthew 25:45, NLT Quote Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. ~Thomas Moore I know the quote is not a perfect fit for this blog but I do love…
Scripture Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. ~Psalm 100:1-2 Quote No man is rich who has not learned to be thankful. It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer Praise God, it appears that the election process still…
Scripture “If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anythingworthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one canhand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.” ~Acts 25:11, NASB Quote “Fear of something is at the root…