With Jack Bailey
Scripture For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in His holiness. ~Hebrews 12:10, NLT Quote The desire to be holy begins as a spark but it will grow until it becomes a flame–the…
Scripture We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19, NASB Quote We were made, not primarily, to love God, but to be the objects of His divine love. ~C.S. Lewis, [Problem of Pain, p.48] We talk a lot about love but in truth human love is flawed; it is both vain and selfish.…
Scripture Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. ~1 Peter 1:14-15, NLT Quote God has wired us in such a way that the more holy…
Scripture I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. ~Romans 7:18, NLT Quote Thinking about ourselves hinders our usefulness to God. ~Oswald Chambers Anytime we are fixed on ourselves, the devil is pleased. This egotism will produce one of…
Scripture Not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it…So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. ~Matthew 10:29-31 NLT{selected} Quote The gospel awakes an intent resentment because it reveals that I am unholy; but it also awakens an intense craving to…
Scripture “Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.” ~2 Corinthians 6:17, NASB Quote Holiness is not the way to Jesus. Jesus is the way to holiness. ~Ya’akov A lot of people misunderstand holiness and separation. It does not mean that we…
Scripture Exalt the LORD our God, and bow down towards His holy mountain; for holy is the LORD our God. ~Psalm 99:9, REB Quote Holiness is not the way to Jesus–Jesus is the way to holiness. ~Ya’akov What does the word ‘holy’ bring to your mind: little old ladies in long dresses with their hair…
Scripture I won’t let you see my face, because anyone who sees my face will die… I will put you in a large crack in the rock. I will cover your eyes with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back. You will not…
Scripture After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt — though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive — should we break Your commands again. ~ Ezra 9:13 (CSB) Quote When life’s burden grow so heavy that you…
Scripture The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who rejects the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him. ~John 3:36 (CSB) Quote Sin is the dare of God’s justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His…