With Jack Bailey
Scripture What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue Jerusalem from me?” ~2 Kings 18:35, NLT Quote “Trash talk isn’t just noise—it’s psychological warfare. It’s about getting in your opponent’s head, making them doubt themselves before the…
Scripture O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. ~Psalm 116:16, NLT Quote A king stand over us; a mediator stands between us, but an advocate stands with us. ~Dana Ortlund Psalm 116 paints a wonderful portrait of a soul set…
Scripture I will cause rain to come down in due season. ~Ezekiel 34:26, Geneva Bible Quote “The Word of God is like a shower which falls softly on the earth. It enters the soul without violence, and it brings life.” ~Charles Spurgeon Rejuvenating, Relaxing, Refreshing; these are words that come to mind when I think…
Scripture For you shall not worship any other god, for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. ~Exodus 34:14, LSB Quote God will be the only God or He will not be our God at all. ~C.S. Lewis The verse above is not the only verse in Scripture that speaks of God’s jealous…
Scripture “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to Him.” ~Deuteronomy 18:15, NLT Quote There is a deep yearning in the human heart for something better than an earthly king or priest: In Christ we have a King and Priest that…
Scripture They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial…” ~Psalm 109:6, NLT Quote The imprecatory psalms lead to the cross of Jesus and the love of God that forgives enemies. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer The subject of the imprecatory Psalms came up last week in our Bible…
Scripture He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” ~Luke 18:27, NLT Quote “There is no limit to what God can do; the impossible is His starting point.” ~Source Unknown One of my Mother’s favorite idioms was “don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.” She was saying don’t make something big…
Scripture Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~Psalms 107:1 Quote It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer This admonition to give thanks to the LORD {Yahweh} is repeated five times in Psalm 107 and it is repeated six other times in the Hebrew…
Scripture Praise the Lord, all you angels in heaven. Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants. Let everything the Lord has made praise him everywhere in his kingdom. ~Psalms 103:21-22 Quote Human voices alone are not sufficient to praise the LORD adequately. ~Artur Weiser I understand that in the mega…
Scripture He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. ~Psalm 103:12, NLT Quote All human are frail and prone to sin, yet they can be forgiven completely by the compassionate God who treats them like His children. ~Daniel Estes As we studied in Sunday School last week:…