With Jack Bailey
Scripture But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. ~Proverbs 6:32, NLT Quote Solomon preached cream and lived skimmed milk. ~Ya’akov Solomon’s teachings on adultery are solid. It does seem rather odd that a man with a thousand wives would talk about a young man being seduced by a…
Scripture “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places.” ~John 14:2, NASB Quote “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” ~C.S. Lewis {not Max Lucado} have all heard Jesus story of the prodigal son. It…
Scripture Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ~Philippians 4:7, NKJV Quote Worry does not take away tomorrows trouble but it does rob us of today’s peace. ~Source Unknown I like the NLT version of the verse above, “Don’t worry about…
Scripture Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! ~Psalm 135:1, NKJV Quote We do not praise the LORD enough, and we cannot praise Him too much. ~Charles Spurgeon Psalm 135 is a historical praise Psalm. It begins and ends with the Hebrew word ‘hallelujah’ which…
Scripture But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaimthe excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. ~1 Peter 2:9, NASB Quote The essence of the Christian faith is to believe that Christ’s righteousness…
Scripture By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept…We hung our harps upon the willows…those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, and those who plundered us requested mirth {joy and gladness}, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” ~Psalm 137:1-3, NKJV Quote Self is the…
Scripture Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1, NKJV Quote “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford As David talks about the pleasure of unity in worship, he uses two illustrations: one that we are…
Scripture In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ~Genesis 1:1, LSB Quote “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” ~Voddie Baucham In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Science is based on empirical data. Empirical…
Scripture Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. ~Psalm 132:2, LSB Quote I believe God created sports for a good reason, but don’t allow it to become your god. ~Luke Scott Time plus the providence and grace…
Scripture Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! ~Psalm 130:1, NKJV Quote An humble man is always at an advantage: no one can despise him more than he depises himself. ~Henry Scougal I try to preview my next days Psalm on the night before. The other night…