With Jack Bailey
Scripture For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ~Romans 3:23, NASB Quote Before the holy God all humans fall short, but His grace is greater than our sins. ~Daniel J. Estes I am reading the NIV commentary on Psalms and Daniel Estes writes the second volume. When I read his…
Scripture Abraham, building hope in spite of hopeless circumstances, had faith, and so became the father of many nations. ~Romans 4:18, Williams Quote It is worth a thousand pounds {$1,244.49} a year to have the habit of looking on the bright side. ~Samuel Johnson On December 17, 1927, the Coast Guard destroyer USS Paulding rammed…
Scripture But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. ~Hebrews 11:16, NLT Quote The first step to abundant life is to cultivate a heart that desires good and delights in the LORD…
Scripture “And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” ~Genesis 12:3, LSB Quote Subtract Jesus from the equation and you have nothing: add Him and you have everything. ~Ya’akov Genesis twelve is a record of…
Scripture For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ~1 Corinthians 13:12, LSB Quote “I know that I know nothing.” ~Plato I was laying in bed the other night thinking about…
Scripture By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. ~Hebrews 11:8, LSB Quote What good is knowing the destination if you don’t know the way. ~Augustine [City of God} The key…
Scripture And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. ~John 14:16, NKJV Quote Live today with the awareness that you are not alone. God Himself dwells with you in the Spirit. ~Jonathan Cahn If you go back to Genesis 24 you will find…
Scripture Abraham accepted Ephron’s offer and paid him the four hundred pieces of silver… That’s how Abraham got Ephron’s property east of Hebron, which included the field with all of its trees, as well as Machpelah Cave at the end of the field. ~Genesis 23:16-18, CEV Quote Do the right thing: it will gratify some folks…
Scripture One day, Abraham called in his most trusted servant and said to him, “Solemnly promise me in the name of the Lord that you won’t choose a wife for my son Isaac from the people here in the land of Canaan. Instead, go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for him from…
Scripture Lot was afraid to stay on in Zoar. So he took his two daughters and moved to a cave in the hill country. ~Genesis 19:30, CEV Quote What a tragedy to spend your life getting to the top of the ladder and then discovering; it is propped against the wrong wall. ~Thomas Merton At…