With Jack Bailey
Scripture So he complained to the LORD about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from…
Scripture Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. ~Jonah 2:1, NLT Quote We don’t pray to get on with the business, prayer is the business. ~Jack Taylor Then Jonah prayed. He did not pray when the LORD gave him his assignment. He did not pray before boarding the ship for Gibraltar.…
Scripture The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep. ~ Jonah 1:5 (CSB) Quote “Prayer does not fit…
Scripture Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15, CSB Quote To accept GRACE is to admit our sin, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt rather to impress God and…
Scripture The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank You, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! ~Luke 18:11, CSB Quote “We don’t need to be embarrassed that we are needy; every feeble, stumbling prayer uttered by a believer is heard by…
Scripture And so it is with prayer–Keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened. ~Luke 11:9, LNT Quote A Christian without prayer is like a body without breath. ~Martin Luther Luke eleven begins with…
Scripture Therefore her sins–and they are many–are forgiven, for she loved Me much: but the one who is forgiven little, shows little love. ~Luke 7:47, LNT Quote A part from Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, we can never be freed from the chains of selfishness, jealousy and indifference. ~Billy Graham I…
Scripture One day soon afterwards Jesus went out into the mountains to pray, and He prayed all night. ~Luke 6:12, LNT Quote Our greatest hindrance in prayer is that we make it more about us than we do the Father. ~Charles Stanley Jesus was the only Begotten. Someone said, “God has many sons, but only…
Scripture As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. ~Ecclesiastes 5:1, NLT Quote Many times our prayers reveal that we believe God needs to hear from us…
Scripture I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die. ~Psalm 28:1, NLT Quote Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some make a longer voyage than others, but they all return with cargo in tack,…