With Jack Bailey
Scripture Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. ~Hebrews 11:1, NASB Quote There comes a point where the mind takes a leap and comes out on a higher plain of knowledge, but cannot prove how it got there. All great discoveries have involved this leap. ~Albert Einstein The…
Scripture O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them. ~Psalm 86:14, NKJV Quote “Anarchy is not the absence of tyranny, but its most chaotic form.” ~Anonymous Psalm 86 is the only Psalm in book III attributed to David.…
Scripture And while my glory passeth by, I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with mine hand while I pass by. ~Exodus 33:22, Geneva Bible Quote The grace of God is beautiful; it radiates joy and awakens humor. ~Karl Barth Exodus 33 is an exciting chapter. It tells…
Scripture Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. ~Psalm 82:4, NIV Quote “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck” ~Ronald Wilson Reagan I was reading commentary on Psalm 82, which happens to be a…
Scripture “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.” ~Psalm 83:4, NLT Quote Yahweh was Israel’s covenant God, but He is more than the God of Israel, He is the God of all creation which includes every nation. ~Ya’akov I preview the next…
Scripture Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. ~1 Timothy 4:7, NLT Quote All believers should have a ever increasing desire to know Christ better and to be like Him as much as possible. ~Donald S. Whitney For most of my life I was…
Scripture The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight. ~Psalm 78:9, BBE Quote Pride is the ground from which all other sins grow. ~William Barclay In studying Psalm 78 a few days ago, I was reminded of the pride of Ephraim which is mentioned four times in…
Scripture And I said, “This is my fate; the Most High has turned his hand against me.” ~Psalm 77:10, NLT Quote The life of faith will include times of God’s apparent absence as well as His presence–both will happen. ~Allen P. Ross {Dallas Theological Seminary} Many of the lament Psalms are V shaped. Psalm 77…
Scripture When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them. ~2 Corinthians 10:18, NLT Quote It is a poor dog that cannot wag its own tail. ~Naola Bailey Have you ever been tempted to do something that you knew was wrong but you just could…
Scripture And Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, nor will I let Israel go.” ~Exodus 5:2, NKJV Quote The stiffneck will not bend but it can be broken. ~Matthew Henry Obstinate, obdurate, bull-headed, pig-headed, mulish, headstrong, contrary and contumacy:…