With Jack Bailey
Scripture Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed. ~Proverbs 12:19, NLT Quote Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne,— Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own. ~James Russel Lowell The god of this…
Scripture A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. ~Proverbs 11:13, NLT Quote The greatest scandalmonger in the universe is Satan, and the greatest concealer of secrets in the universe is our Savior. ~John Philips {Commentary on Proverbs, p.231} The term devil comes from the Greek word diabolos…
Scripture Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ~Matthew 5:16, NASB Quote “I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.…
Scripture “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” ~Revelation 19:6, NASB Quote God’s transforming power brings light out of darkness, joy out of sorrow, gain out of loss, and life out of death. ~Elisebeth Elliot {Lamp unto My Feet, p.116 If God is truly omnipotent, there can be no evil beyond His control.…
Scripture But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully matured, it brings forth death. ~James 1:14-15, LSB Quote No temptation is overcome until we stop trying to overcome it. ~C.S. Lewis The Greek…
Scripture Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. ~ Peter 5:8, NLT Quote Self is the god of unhappiness. ~Lorenzo Scupoli One of the things that makes my heart sick is to know that Satan has used me. Peter felt this same sickness when he rebuked Jesus for talking about His death…But…
Scripture Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ~1 Peter 5:8, NASB Quote My main ambition in life is to be on the devil’s most wanted list. ~Leonard Ravenhill We do have an adversary, the devil also known as Satan…
Scripture One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming {prowling} throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” Quote It is never good, but the defection from good, that is the…
Scripture Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ~Matthew 7:7-8, NASB Quote The LAW OF PRAYER is to ask. ~George W. Truett Although…
Scripture “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” ~Matthew 4:4, NKJV Quote Don’t allow Satan to plant seeds of doubt in your soul, but always stand firm on the truth of God’s word. ~Billy Graham {Wisdom For Each Day, p.316} Jesus did not…