With Jack Bailey
Scripture So stop telling lies. ~Ephesians 4:25, NLT Quote Without exception, all lies hurt someone. ~William F. Graham It does not talk long for a small child to learn to tell a lie. It is our default setting. By lying, we evade responsibility and sometimes punishment. As we get older, we learn how to lie…
Scripture Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” ~Luke 17:20-21, NKJV Quote For the Kingdom of God is…
Scripture I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me. ~Philippians 4:13, CSB Quote We will remain powerless as longs as we labor in the strength of our flesh. ~Oswald Chambers I thank God everyday for the Bible but I also thank Him from time to time for great books. I am…
Scripture Yet now He {God} has reconciled you to Himself through the death of Christ in His physical body. As a result, He {God} has brought you into His own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault. ~Colossians 1:22, NLT Quote The LORD’s assessment of who…
Scripture Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. ~2 Timothy 2:26, NLT Quote Everything changes when we…
Scripture God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. ~1 Corinthians 1:28, NLT Quote It is not a question of our natural ability, but of our poverty {wretchedness}. It is not what we bring to Him but what…
Scripture O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? ~Romans 7:24, NKJV Quote The knowledge of our poverty {wretchedness} brings us to the moral frontier where Jesus Christ works. ~Oswald Chambers The July 21 entry of Oswald Chambers MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST was music to my ears.…
Scripture How long will you be heavy hearted human creatures? Why love emptiness and chase after falsehood? ~Psalm 4:3, Augustine Quote I was inflamed by the Psalms with love for You {God}. ~Augustine {My Confessions, p.162} I was reading Augustine’s My Confessions and he quoted Psalm 4:3, How long will you be heavy hearted human creatures?…
Scripture How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again… Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. Quote As you commit yourself to Jesus in increasing measure, the power of His Spirit in you grows more apparent–You have a greater desire…
Scripture Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ~Colossians 3:2, NIV Quote The human mind–like nature itself–abhors a vacuum. ~Billy Graham {Wisdom for Each Day, p.43} A common greeting these days is “What’s up?” In the old days it was “What is on your mind?” There is always something on our mind…