With Jack Bailey
Scripture Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness. For they will wither quickly like the grass and fade like the green herb. ~Psalm 37:1-2, LSB Quote God places a premium on human free will and because that will often opts for self-will and evil, the world as we know…
Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, AV Quote No man is rich who has not learned to be thankful. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I think I used Bonhoeffer’s quote a couple of weeks ago but it fits today’s subject like a glove. I want to take Jesus…
Scripture Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down. ~Proverbs 12:25, LSB Quote Anxiety will not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but it will empty today of its strength. ~Charles Spurgeon St Jude’s has some heart rendering commercials; in one such commercial, a parent says…“The worse news in the world is not that you have…
Scripture Indeed, the“right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. ~2 Corinthians 6:2, NLT Quote Tomorrow is a walled city with locked gates: we cannot enter or see over the walls. ~Calvin Miller Jesus said in the sermon on the mount, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.…
Scripture Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ~Mark 4:18-19, NKJV Quote The “Cares of this world,” produce the wrong frame…
Scripture How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me? ~Psalm 13:2, CSB Quotes The Bible may convict you with the truth but it will never comfort you with a lie. ~Ya’akov There are a couple of things that all my friends know…
Scripture When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us; outside, trouble was on every hand and within us, our hearts were full of dread and fear. ~II Corinthians 7:5, LNT Quote Worry and anxiety is like rocking in a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but you don’t get any…
Scripture Turn your worries over to the Lord. He will keep you going. He will never let godly people fall. ~Psalm 55:22, NIRV Quote A day of worrying is more exhausting than a week of work. ~John Lubbock It is amazing what I see when I read, sometimes I have to stop and start again.…