With Jack Bailey
Scripture “Be careful that you don’t forget the LORD your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. ~Deuteronomy 8:11, CSB Quote Success is not final and failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~Sir Winston Churchill There are twenty four “Be Careful’s” in Deuteronomy…
Scripture The Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the Lord had commanded. ~1 Kings 11:9-10 (CSB) Quote…
Scripture On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away. ~ Nehemiah 12:43 (CSB) Quote The reason there are so many unhappy, disgruntled Christians is that they are living in perpetual disobedience. ~Ya’akov Moses taught…
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 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” ~John 8:7, NLT Quote If Jesus is the Son of God, his teachings are more than just good ideas from a wise teacher; they are divine insights on…
Scripture As for God, His way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. ~Psalms 18:30, NIV Quote Jesus Christ is not valued at all until He is valued above all. ~Augustine In Psalm 18:6, David said, “In my distress, I cried to the LORD.” The Hebrew word…
Scripture The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. ~Psalm 16:4, NIV [1973 edition] Quote The future is your friend when Jesus is your LORD. ~W.W. Wiersbe Psalm 16 is a miktam of David. No one is sure of the meaning of the word “miktam” but in Hebrew it literally means engraving.…
Scripture Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. ~Psalms 114:7, NLT Quote There are no maverick molecules in the universe. ~R.C. Sproul The Jews sang Psalm 114 along with 113 before observing the Passover meal. Passover was their 4th of July and Easter all rolled into…
Scripture There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right. ~Psalm 106:3, NLT Quote When God’s children are disobedient, they are ungrateful and unhappy. ~Ya’akov Psalm 106 is the last of this division and again it deals with Israel’s history and their perpetual disobedience. There is a list…
Scripture The LORD said…Now I am sending you to the king of Egypt so that you can lead My people out of his country.” But Moses said to God, “I am nobody. How can I go to the king and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” ~Exodus 3:10, GNT Quote God uses sinners; among men, that is…