With Jack Bailey
Scripture “I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty. ~Isaiah 13:11, NLT Quote Pride is a snake in the grass: before you see it or know that it is present, you feel…
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 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 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. ~Proverbs 16:18, NIV Quote It was pride that turned an angel into a devil. ~Augustine I am a note writer: my office is filled with notes. Tuesday, I was looking through some notes trying to find some quotes I had used in BREAKFAST AND…
Scripture The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil, a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers. ~Proverbs 6:16-19, CSB Quote The eyes are the widow of the soul.…
Scripture Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. ~Philippians 2:3, CSB Extra Every sin can be forgiven if we humble ourselves and confess our sin to the LORD. ~Jim Cymbala Jesus said in Mark 3:28-29, “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all…
Scripture Go ahead and make all the plans you want, but it’s the Lord who will ultimately direct your steps. ~Proverbs 16:1, TPT Quote No one can fulfill their plans without God’s help. ~Chuck Swindoll It is not a sin to plan or to think ahead, the sin is to presume that we can accomplish our…
Scripture Wisdom pours into you when you begin to hate every form of evil in your life, for that’s what worship and fearing God is all about. Then you will discover that your pompous pride and perverse speech are the very ways of wickedness that I hate!” ~Proverbs 8:13, TPT Quote The chief characteristic of counterfeit holiness is pride or…
Scripture You will not be given a proper burial, for you have destroyed your nation and slaughtered your people. The descendants of such an evil person will never again receive honor. ~Isaiah 14:20, NLT Quote All tyrants are the same: they are interested in their own power and nothing else. They do not care if they destroy a…
Scripture The Pharisee stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ~Luke 18:11, LSB Quote Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of…