With Jack Bailey
Scripture Your lives are like salt among the people. But if you, like salt, become bland, how can your saltness be restored? Flavorless salt is good for nothing and will be thrown out and trampled on by others. ~Matthew 5:13, Passion Quote Christianity has become so conventional and respectable that it is insipid…the salt has…
Scripture “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” ~John 14:27, NLT Quote “You {God} made us for Yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in You.” ~Augustine Sigmund Freud was…
Scripture “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety–nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? ~Matthew 18:12, NLT Quote God has a tender regard for each living soul and is infinitely willing to…
Scripture You kissed my heart with forgiveness, in spite of all I’ve done…You’ve rescued me from hell and saved my life. You have crowned me with love and mercy. ~Psalms 103:3, Passion Translation Quote Our sins can darken our awareness of God’s love, but they cannot darken the reality of His love. ~Dana Ortlund I…
Scripture Now is the appointed time, LORD, for Your compassion and mercy to be poured out–the appointed time has come for Your prophets’s promises to be fulfilled. ~Psalm 102:13, TPT Quote The LORD {Yahweh} was before and separate from His creation of heaven and earth and He will again change and renew them. {Just like…
Scripture For the godless are full of resentment. Even when He punishes them, they refuse to cry out to Him for help. ~Job 36:13, NLT Quote Resent is like drinking poison and praying for someone else to die. ~True Source Unknown Resentment stems from a perceived injustice. If someone hurt you when you were a child, especially…
Scripture Stubborn people who repeatedly refuse to accept correction will suddenly be broken and never recover. ~Proverbs 29:1, Passion Quote I more fear what is within me than what is without. ~Martin Luther Martin Luther had a morbid fear of rebellion. Although he ignited one, rebellion was never his intention. Ben Franklin said, “Rebellion against…
Scripture You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks [n]a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar…
Scripture Above all, constantly seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly. ~Matthew 6:33, Passion Quote Isn’t it interesting how God uses difficult {obnoxious} people in our life to teach us valuable lessons. Mark S. Milwee I spoke to a group of pastors recently and…
Scripture Jesus spoke up and said, “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” ~Matthew 16:5, Passion Quote There is a huge difference between being antisemitic and anti-sadducee. ~Ya’akov When I mention rich Jews, I notice folks around me getting nervous but they have nothing to fear: I am pro-Israel to core.…