With Jack Bailey
Scripture Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” ~Genesis 2:18, NLT Quote We use the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. Solitude is the word we use to express the glory of being…
Scripture The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. ~Proverbs 11:15, NLT Quote Sour godliness is the devil’s religion. ~John Wesley I don’t do too many human interest stories but I have one I want to share. It is a first hand story; I know Jim personally. He is a member…
Scripture Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. ~Proverbs 19:2, NLT Quote Beware of hasty or rash decisions. ~Ray dis Comfort Solomon warned in Ecclesiastes 5, As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. Don’t make rash promises,…
Scripture “For I, Yahweh, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.” ~Malachi 3:6, LSB Quote God does not change: His character does not change, His truth does not change, his purposes do not change. He is forever the same. ~J.I. Packer We called my Daddy’s mother mawmaw. She was born…
Scripture Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ~Colossians 3:12, NIV Quote True transformation in Jesus is not a quick fix or a fad. It is a lifetime of quiet, gradual transformation into the likeness of Christ. ~ Monica La Rose [ODB] I get…
Scripture Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. ~Deuteronomy 34:7, NKJV Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain There are a few exceptions to the rule but generally speaking, as…
Scripture And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing. ~Psalm 71:9, NLT Quote It is not that I have more patience as I grow older; it is that I am too tired to respond. ~Ya’akov June and I went to Mobile last week for Soy’s COLS.…
Scripture “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.” ~Psalm 39:6, HCSB Quote Life is brief and fleeting at best. Even a short life is filled with trouble and turmoil. ~Alton H. McEachern My first reading in Psalms yesterday was Psalm 70. One…
Scripture Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. ~II Corinthians 4:16, NASB Quote That which lies before us is infinitely greater than anything that lies behind. ~C.S. Lewis It is not rocket science, our mortal bodies are aging, they…
Scripture The righteous flourish like a tree…they will bear fruit in old age. ~Psalm 92:12-14 Quote Age brings a harvest which all men must reap: the fruit will determine if it is bitter or sweet. ~Mrs. Charles E. Cowman When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was well along in years and every hair of his head was…