With Jack Bailey
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 You have kept your promise to my father David. He was your servant. With your mouth you made a promise. With your powerful hand you have made it come true. And today we can see it. ~2 Chronicles 6:15, NIrV Quote Good intentions can make a promise but it takes character to keep them.…
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 Israel has forgotten the God who made them. ~Hosea 8:14, NIrV Quote If we ever forget that we are ONE NATION UNDER GOD, we will be ONE NATION GONE UNDER. ~Ronald Wilson Reagan Last Wednesday night after the GATHERING, John Wydner, Don Fields and myself were discussing the plight of the United States. We were…
Scripture Through the LORD‘s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassion never fails. Lamentations 3:22 Quote Our life becomes much more fulfilling when we learn to give folks a piece of our heart rather than a piece of our mind. ~Image Quotes In preparing for Sunday nights message, I was struck by something I…
Scripture “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” ~Luke 18:22, NLT Quote Those who lay up treasures in heaven, look forward to going there and have no trouble saying ‘Goodbye’ to this…
Scripture I pray to You LORD. I beg for Your mercy. I tell You all of my worries and my troubles and whenever I feel low, You are there to guide me. ~Psalms 142:1-3, CEV Quote Our intimacy with Christ should be the highest priority of our lives and will produce the greatest impact on…
Scriptures And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. ~Romans 8:26, NLT Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised…
Scripture Watch out, you mighty man! The LORD is about to grab hold of you. He is about to throw you away. He will roll you up tightly like a ball. He will throw you into a very large country. There you will die. ~Isaiah 22:17-18, NIrV Quote Pride preceeds a fall. ~Solomon God’s word is…
Scripture God will judge everything people do. That includes everything they try to hide. He will judge everything, whether it’s good or evil. ~Ecclesiastes 12:14, NIrV Quote God’s mill of judgment grinds slow but exceedingly fine. ~R.G. Lee My mother did things I have never been able to do, for example: she could promise you…