With Jack Bailey
Scripture The Ephraimite archers turned back on the day of battle. They did not keep God’s covenant and refused to live by his law. They forgot what he had done, the wondrous works he had shown them. ~ Psalms 78:9-11 (CSB) Quote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana The tribe of Ephraim…
Scripture “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.” ~Ezekiel 28:2, CSB Quote Pride is the spiritual cancer that devours family, destroys relationships, and divides…
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?” ~Isaiah 36:20, NLT Quote Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ~Solomon Yesterday we talked about PRIDE and today we have a perfect example. Sennacherib was the king of the…
Scripture Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. ~Proverbs 29:23, NLT Quote Pride is the mother hen under which all sins are hatched. ~C. S. Lewis The verse above restates the same principle found in Proverbs 16:18, Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. The end result of pride is humiliation: this is God’s…
Scripture Rich men are conceited, but their real poverty is evident to the poor. ~Proverbs 28:11, LNT Quote Money has never made a man happy and never will. Instead of filling a vacuum, it creates a larger one. ~Ben Franklin Let me say two things right off of the bat, Ben Franklin was one smart…
Scripture True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life. ~Proverbs 22:4, NLT Quote Pride is self-centeredness turned wrong side out. ~Max Anders The essence of sin is found in Isaiah 53:6, All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; But the…
Scripture Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. ~Proverbs 16:18 Quote “It was pride that changed an angel into a devil.” ~Augustine I bought three new commentaries on Proverbs and all three were very expensive. Only one of the three is a verse by verse commentary, the other two deal with themes…
Scripture When I was prosperous, I said, “Nothing can stop me now!” ~Psalms 30:6 Quote One reason God permits trials is that we might not get comfortable in our faith and stop growing. ~Warren W. Wiersbe This is a Psalm of David but we don’t know exactly when it was written. What we do know…
Scripture I have listened carefully. But they do not say what is right. They refuse to turn away from their sins. No one says, ‘What have I done?’ All of them go their own way. They are like horses charging into battle. ~Jeremiah 8:6, NIrV Quote A man will do more to satisfy his stubborn…
Scripture “Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well.” ~Isaiah 36:16, NIrV Quote “When pride and presumption walk before, shame…