With Jack Bailey
Scripture Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’ ~2 Samuel 12:10, NIV Quote Grace does not mean that sin does not matter. ~Ya’akov Reading through 2 Samuel and the life of David. There is no one…
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 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. ~Proverbs 6:32, NLT Quote Solomon preached cream and lived skimmed milk. ~Ya’akov Solomon’s teachings on adultery are solid. It does seem rather odd that a man with a thousand wives would talk about a young man being seduced by a…
Scripture O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. ~Psalm 116:16, NLT Quote A king stand over us; a mediator stands between us, but an advocate stands with us. ~Dana Ortlund Psalm 116 paints a wonderful portrait of a soul set…
Scripture For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ~Romans 3:23, NASB Quote Before the holy God all humans fall short, but His grace is greater than our sins. ~Daniel J. Estes I am reading the NIV commentary on Psalms and Daniel Estes writes the second volume. When I read his…
Scripture The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. ~Psalm 94:11, Geneva Bible Quote The Bible is a book, which in comparison makes all other books of minor importance; and which in all perplexities and distresses has never failed to give me light and strength. ~Robert E. Lee The LSB translated Psalm…
Scripture O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them. ~Psalm 86:14, NKJV Quote “Anarchy is not the absence of tyranny, but its most chaotic form.” ~Anonymous Psalm 86 is the only Psalm in book III attributed to David.…
Scripture If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. ~Proverbs 15:31, NLT Quote Discipline is the choice between what you want now and what you want in the future. ~Source Unknown Samson was known for his incredible strength but his story is one with a…
Scripture I called on Your name, O LORD, from the lowest pit. ~Lamentations 3:55, LSB Quote Self-sufficency is a myth perpetuated by pride and the devil. ~Jack Young Most of you can’t relate but I grew up in the 50’s when dug wells were common. We had one and so did our neighbors. Most of…
Scripture Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. ~Psalm 32:1, NIV Quote To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ~C. S. Lewis NASA is a common acronym for National Aeronautic Space Administration, but it is also a Hebrew word…