With Jack Bailey
Scripture So Ahab went home, angry and depressed because of what Naboth had told him. He lay on his bed, just staring at the wall and refusing to eat a thing. ~I Kings 21:4, CEV Quote Give God your weakness and He will give you His strength. ~Anonymous I have read the story of Ahab…
Scripture Jeroboam then made two gold statues of calves. He showed them to the people and said, “Listen everyone! You won’t have to go to Jerusalem to worship anymore.” ~I Kings 12:28, CEV Quote All religions have a humanistic base whereas Christianity had a divine origin. ~Ya’akov All religions have one thing in common: they…
Scripture So Hiram called the region Cabul because he thought it was worthless. ~I Kings 9:13, CEV Quote We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill Solomon enjoyed many luxuries due to his father’s sacrifice. Hiram was king of Tyre, modern day Syria and…
Scripture “For years I have worked for you like a slave and have always obeyed you. But you have never even given me a little goat, so that I could give a dinner for my friends. “ Quote Elder brothers obey the rules in order to get what God has–not to get God Himself. ~Timothy…
Scripture Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. ~Acts 17:22, NIV Quote In all unbelief there are two things: a high opinion of man and a low opinion of God. ~Horatio Bonar All of humanity is divided…
Scripture Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. ~Psalm 62:9, NIV Quote If we trust God supremely, we no longer fully trust anything else. ~Timothy Keller If I were starting all over as a pastor,…
Scripture Truly my soul finds rest in God: my salvation comes from Him. ~Psalm 62:1, NIV Quote To God, silence can be a form of praise. ~Ellen Davis Life can get noisy. As I was doing my devotions a few days back, the hymn “Be Still My Soul” came to mind. It is a great…
Scripture “You know that I was king for a little while,” Adonijah replied. “And everyone in Israel accepted me as their ruler.” ~I Kings 2:15, CEV Quote Vanity can easily overtake wisdom and it has been known to overtake common sense. ~Julian Casablancas I don’t know how many times I have read the story of…
Scripture They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city…I will sing praise to You God, You are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. ~Psalm 59:14,17, NIV Quote Rock of ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. ~Augustus Toplady A cleft is an opening in the…
Scripture The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. ~Psalm 2:4, NIV Quote God is not intimidated by our sin and rebellion but neither is He indifferent to it–Jesus is proof that He cares. ~Ya’akov Three times in the Psalms, David says that God laughs at man’s rebellion. He even laughs at nations…