With Jack Bailey
Scripture This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. ~2 Timothy 2:11-13, NKJV Quote Joseph was destined to a…
Scripture “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” ~John 6:37, NKJV Quote There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future. ~Augustine Once every few months I pack the old SS literature for shipping. There…
Scripture I don’t care if they curse me, as long as You bless me. You will make my enemies fail when they attack, and you will make me glad to be your servant. ~Psalms 109:28, CEV Quote I no doubt deserve my enemies but I do not deserve my friends. ~Walt Whitman If I understand correctly, Psalm 109 was written…
Scripture Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. ~Luke 12:32, GNT Quote I will place no value on anything that is unrelated to the Kingdom of God. ~David Livingstone Peggy’s granddaughter Lindsey spent two weeks in Iceland this past month. When Peggy told me about her trip,…
Scripture Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. ~Philippians 2:12-13, NLT Quote Sin is a parasite. ~F.B. Meyer There is a sense in which salvation is finished, another sense…
Scripture But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. ~Jeremiah 18:4, NLT Quote God hates nothing that He has made and with an equal love, He wills to do His best for each. ~F.B. Meyer We…
Scripture So YOU gave them what they wanted, but later YOU destroyed them with a horrible disease. ~Psalms 106:15, CEV Quote All actions or choices have consequences and you are responsible for your actions and choices, so make them wisely. ~Holly Lisle Psalms 106 is a running commentary on the Israelites experience in the wilderness.…
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.…
Scripture You know the LORD is God! He created us, and we belong to Him; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. ~Psalms 100:3, CEV Quote You can’t know, you can only believe–or not. ~C.S. Lewis God way of relating to humans is by faith. This method of operation is God’s choice not…
Scripture They laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead. ~Luke 8:53, NIV Quote Faith is not about everything turning out OK; faith is being OK no matter how things turn out. ~Source Unknown The folks who laughed at Jesus were professional mourners; they were not strangers to death. They knew when a person’s breath…