With Jack Bailey
Scripture Be angry and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed and be still. Selah ~Psalm 4:4, NKJV Quote Enjoying the Psalms requires a quiet and restful soul; otherwise you will fail to grasp what the Holy Spirit has to say to you. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I know I joke about being born…
Scripture My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? ~Psalm 22:1, NIV Quote The prayers of David were prayed also by Christ. Or better, Christ prayed them through His forerunner David. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I don’t remember anyone {Professor, pastor or teacher} telling me the value of using the Psalms in your devotional time as…
Scripture Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. ~Proverbs 31:8, NLT Quote Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer As Sir Edmund Burke said, “The only…
Scripture Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, “This is what the LORD… the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions. Therefore… the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve Me.’” Quote One act of obedience is better than a…
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 While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. ~Exodus 17:8, NIrV Quote No good can come from a compromise with evil ~Ya’akov The Amalekites were descendants of Esau we think. They were nomads who roamed the Negev, the very southern part of Israel. For the most part,…