With Jack Bailey
Scripture So the master said to his slave, “Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.” ~Luke 14:23, NET Quote If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t want to do something, you will find…
Scripture “Both you and your wives have made solemn promises to the Queen of Heaven. You promised that you would offer sacrifices to her and pour out wine offerings to her, and you have kept your promises. Very well, then! Keep your promises! Carry out your vows! ~Jeremiah 44:24, GNT Quote Every human has four…
6 Scripture “Pray that the LORD your God will show us what to do and where to go.” ~Jeremiah 42:3, NLT Quote The greatest enemy of integrity is insincerity. ~Ya’akov Some people are hated for being real while others are adored for being fake; doesn’t make sense, does it? Jeremiah the prophet was one of…
Scripture The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what He was talking about. ~Luke 18:34, NIV Quote The finite cannot completely absorb the infinite but it can absorb progressively more. ~Ya’akov Jesus had a plan or was at least following a plan but…
Scripture “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,’ and it would obey you! ~Luke 17:6, NLT Quote Don’t let your fear of tomorrow keep you from exercising you faith for today. ~Iliketoquote.com The disciples came…
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 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. ~Psalms 91:1, NLT Quote If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer – His grace sufficient,…
Scripture Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. ~Revelation 1:3, NIV Quote I suppose that some scoff when they read the Revelation of Jesus Christ. When they get to…
Scripture “Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.” ~Jeremiah 17:9, GNT Quote We are mostly falsehood, duplicity and contradiction: We disguise ourselves from ourselves. ~Blaise Pascal When God created Adam, He gave him a soul or a heart. The heart is the seat…
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…