With Jack Bailey
Scripture For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. ~Romans 7:18, NASB Quote No one can really appreciate God’s grace until they see the depth and darkness of their depravity. ~Ya’akov The NASB translates the…
Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…
Scripture God will judge everything people do. That includes everything they try to hide. He will judge everything, whether it’s good or evil. ~Ecclesiastes 12:14, NIrV Quote God’s mill of judgment grinds slow but exceedingly fine. ~R.G. Lee My mother did things I have never been able to do, for example: she could promise you…
Scripture Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. ~Philippians 2:12-13, NLT Quote Sin is a parasite. ~F.B. Meyer There is a sense in which salvation is finished, another sense…
Scripture Your country lies in ruins; your cities are in chaos. Foreigners and strangers take and destroy your land while you watch. Isaiah 1:7, JEV Quote “Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.” ~Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville Isaiah chapter one in context is about Israel but this passage describes America to a tee.…
Scripture Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down. ~Jeremiah 38:17, GNT Quote Sin adds to our guilt, divides our loyalties, subtracts from…
Scripture Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? ~2 Corinthians 6:14, NLT Quote If the world was gray, there would be no sin. ~Ya’akov As a pastor, you long for and pray for unity. I often think about what could be…
Scripture They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches. “All is well,’ they say, when all is not well. ~Jeremiah 6:14, GNT Quote Honesty is the first step toward recovery. ~Ya’akov How many times has someone ask you, “How are you doing?” And you said “just fine,” when in truth you were not…