With Jack Bailey
Scripture Do not treat my name as if it were not holy. The people of Israel must recognize me as the holy God. I am the Lord. I make you holy. ~Leviticus 22:32, NIrV Quote Before God can be anything else: He is first and foremost holy. ~Ya’akov If God is not holy, He is…
Scripture The people of Israel said to Moses, “We’ll die! We are lost! All of us are lost! Anyone who even comes near the LORD’s holy tent will die. Are all of us going to die?” ~Numbers 17:12-13, NIrV Quote Fear God and obey His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. ~Solomon The…
Scripture Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I’ll let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.” ~Exodus 8:8, NIrV Quote A true Christian desires to be free of sin, not to sin freely. ~Image…
Scripture But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. ~Numbers 32:23, NLT Quote Every thing we do; every thing we say; every choice we make will sooner or later come back to us. ~Image Quotes Jacob,…
Scripture The LORD has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life. ~Psalms 18:20, NIRV Quote I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I wish to be; I am not what I hope to be but by the…
Scripture When He burned with anger, He took away Israel’s power. He pulled back His powerful right hand as the enemy approached. His burning anger blazed out in Jacob’s land. It burned up everything that was near it. ~Lamentations 2:3, NIRV Quote Sin is the most destructive force in the universe and it carries it’s…
Scripture Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” ~Luke 15:1-2, NIV Quote Jesus loves sinners. In the human race, who else in there to love? ~Ya’akov Jesus does not condone sin,…
Scripture He praises himself so much that he can’t see his sin or hate it. ~Psalms 36:2, NIRV Quote Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself this question: “What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” ~Marcus Aurelius It took me almost 20 years to…
Scripture Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. ~Proverbs 23:31, NLT Quote If I had a dog that bit one in six of my grandchildren, I would get rid…
Scripture My guilt overwhelms me–it is too heavy to bear. ~Psalms 38:4 Quote “It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~Oscar Wilde ‘Heavy’ is an oft used adjective in the Old Testament…heavy hand, heavy taxes, heavy burdens, heavy loses, heavy blow, heavy load, heavy yoke but more times than not in…