With Jack Bailey
Scripture You may not think you are very important, but the LORD chose you to be king, and you are in charge of the tribes of Israel. ~I Samuel 15:17, CEV Quote You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. ~Naola Blackburn Bailey When Samuel, who was a prophet and a discerning man,…
Scripture The neighborhood women named him Obed, but they called him “Naomi’s Boy.” ~Ruth 4:17, CEV Quote Jesus is my LORD and Savior, not my religion. ~Image Quotes Ruth is a very short but very fascinating book. It contains all the emotions: sorrow, sadness, separation, grief, depression, bitterness and ecstatic joy. I love the book…
Scripture Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll. I desire to do Your will, my God; Your law is within my heart.” ~Psalm 40:7-8, NIV Quote Let yourself be moved by what Christ did for you until your duty becomes your passion. ~Timothy Keller {concept, edited by yours truly}…
Scripture I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. ~Psalm 40:1-2, NIV Quote Helping one person might not change the whole world but it will change the…
Scripture Save me, God! I am about to drown. I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood. ~Psalms 69:1-2, CEV Quote Sin shrugs at God. Its essence is failing to believe not that He exist but that He matters. ~Timothy Keller Sin or evil does…
Scripture Our Lord, punish the Edomites! Because the day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, “Completely destroy the city! Tear down every building!” ~Psalm 137:7, CEV Quote Winning and losing are both temporary. Gloating over victory or sulking over a loss puts you at a stand still. ~Chuck Knox It seems that I learn something new everyday: I saw a word in…
Scripture Let all who want to kill me be disappointed and disgraced. Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me. ~Psalm 35:4, CEV Quote David’s call for God to punish his enemies is not personal vindictiveness but a concern for justice to prevail in his kingdom. ~Timothy Keller Psalm 35 is one of the imprecatory…
Scripture You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. ~Psalm 88:6, NIV Quote Discouragement is not from God. ~Ignatius of Loyola I was doing my daily bible reading this past week and the word “pit” kept coming up. David uses it a lot in his Psalms. My first thoughts were–a pit…
Scripture Our God says, “Calm down, and learn that I am God! All nations on earth will honor me.” ~Psalm 46:10, CEV Quote I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need. ~Charles Spurgeon I love Psalm 46 in any translation but when I read it in the Contemporary English version yesterday,…
Scripture I wish I had wings like a dove, so I could fly far away and be at peace. ~Psalm 55:6, CEV Quote Is avoiding adversity paramount to avoiding life? ~Ya’kov Job’s wife, whatever her name, was a piece of work. She encouraged Job to escape his adversity by committing suicide spiritually and physically. I like his answer:…