With Jack Bailey
Scripture People who have an easy life look down on those who have problems. They think trouble comes only to those whose feet are slipping. ~Job 12:5, NIrV Quote Be an encourager, the world has enough critics. ~Dave Willis When we face trouble, we need friends to stand with us but Jobs friends were not…
Scripture Without any light, they feel their way along in darkness. God makes them unsteady like those who get drunk. Job 12:25, NIrV Quote “Feeling are like visitors, they come and go and you cannot always trust them.” ~Moojac Job is reminding his three friends that God is the source of wisdom and understanding: a part…
Scripture He {Jehoram} was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed with no one’s regret, and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. ~2 Chronicles 21:20, NASB Quote Its better to look ahead and prepare than…
Scripture God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. ~I Peter 4:10, NLT Quote We find who we are in Christ, and we live out that identity through our interaction with other believers. ~Matt Brown I was reading Matthew 4 yesterday…
Scripture “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. Then go to your people in exile and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says!’ Do this whether they listen to you or not.” ~Ezekiel 3:10-11, NIrv Quote Most people do not…
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 The God of Israel is speaking to you. He is the LORD who rules over all. He says, “Change the way you live and act. Then I will let you live in this place. ~Jeremiah 7:3, NIrV Quote Repentance is to the spirit what breath is to the body: it is vital. ~Ya’akov The…
Scripture Ahaz gathered together everything that belonged to God’s temple. He took all of it away. He shut the doors of the LORD’s temple. He set up altars at every street corner in Jerusalem. ~2 Chronicles 28:24, NIrV Quote The first step toward revival is deep repentance; getting down in the dust before God with…
Scripture May my right hand never play the harp again…may my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth so that I cannot sing…May it happen if I don’t consider Jerusalem to be my greatest joy. ~Psalm 137:5-6, NIrV Quote Joy is what happens to us when we realize how really good God is. ~Marianne…
Scripture But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride brought him down. He wasn’t faithful to the LORD his God. ~2 Chronicles 26:16, NIrV Quote To finish is to win. ~Morris Hill What do these men have in common: Saul, Solomon, Amaziah, Joash and Uzziah? At least two things: first they were all kings of Israel…