With Jack Bailey
Scripture Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Give hope to those who are beaten down. Cheer them up. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows. ~Isaiah 1:17, NIRV Quote The Jews never abandoned worship although their worship became superficial and displeasing to…
Scripture Your sun will never set again. Your moon will never lose its light. I will be your light forever. Your days of sorrow will come to an end. ~Isaiah 60:20, NIRV Quote When things seem to be falling a part; they may actually be falling together. ~Image Quotes There are some great promises in Isaiah…
Scripture “I am God. There is no other God. I am God. There is no one like Me. Before something even happens, I announce how it will end. In fact, from times long ago I announced what was still to come. I say, ‘My plan will succeed. I will do anything I want to do.’” ~Isaiah…
Scripture My guilt overwhelms me–it is too heavy to bear. ~Psalms 38:4 Quote “It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~Oscar Wilde ‘Heavy’ is an oft used adjective in the Old Testament…heavy hand, heavy taxes, heavy burdens, heavy loses, heavy blow, heavy load, heavy yoke but more times than not in…
Scripture Who is like me? Let him come forward and speak boldly. Let him tell me everything that has happened since I created my people long ago. And let him tell me what has not happened yet. Let him announce ahead of time what is going to take place. ~Isaiah 44:7, NIrV Quote “The secret…
Scripture Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. ~Isaiah 35:6. NIV Quote Jesus is the ultimate ‘Game Changer’. ~Ya’akov Jesus attended the Jewish festival of booths and on the last and most important day of…
Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…
Scripture How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the LORD for…
Scripture In Babylon the high officials were having a feast. They were eating and drinking, when someone shouted, “Officers, take your places! Grab your shields.” ~Isaiah 21:5, CEV Quote How fragile is life! How quickly everything can change. ~N.E. Turner Babylon has a figurative meaning in scripture; sometimes it is a reference to the world system that is in rebellion…
Scripture Your country lies in ruins; your cities are in chaos. Foreigners and strangers take and destroy your land while you watch. Isaiah 1:7, JEV Quote “Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.” ~Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville Isaiah chapter one in context is about Israel but this passage describes America to a tee.…