With Jack Bailey
Scripture For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. ~Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT Quote “You need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” ~Dallas Willard I like the NLT’s tranlation of the Hebrew word chephets. This is not an easy word to translate: the AV translates it nine different ways: purpose, pleasure,…
Scripture I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless {hebel}. ~Ecclesiastes 2:1, NLT Quote None is so empty as he who is full of himself. Ya’akov Solomon had the power and the resources to pursue pleasure to an…
Scripture The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT Quote Ignorance can be bliss! ~Ya’akov Thomas Gray, in one of his poem stated, “Ignorance is bliss and wisdom is folly.” I altered it somewhat, ignorance is not always bliss and wisdom is not always folly but…
Scripture “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” ~Ecclesiastes 1:2, NIV Quote Hedonism–the gloomy philosophy which says that pleasure is the only good. ~C.S. Lewis Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? Verse one says, “The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” To my knowledge, David had only…
Scripture Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless {unborn}, and see that they get justice. ~Proverbs 31:8-9 Quote A King should avoid wine and women and concentrate on ruling with justice and righteousness. ~Max Anders Remember, the scripture above…
Scripture Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord. ~Proverbs 29:26, NLT Quote “Justice is truth in action.” ~Benjamin Disraeli We all want justice in life or so we think–what we really want is mercy. A monk in Mother Teresa’s order came to her complaining. He claimed that…
Scripture If a king is fair, he makes his country strong, but if he takes gifts dishonestly, he tears his country down. ~Proverbs 29:4, NCV Quote “I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” ~George Washington…
Scripture The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed. ~Proverbs 28:18, NLT Quote If we take care of our integrity, our integrity will take care of us. ~Max Anders The word “blameless” in verse 18 means complete, whole, entire, or sound. It is a synonym for integrity. Actually you see it linked…
Scripture Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous. ~Proverbs 27:4, NLT Quote When we adopt the humanistic mold of the world, we doom ourselves to a life characterized by jealousy, envy and greed. Even our charitable deeds are tainted with a selfish motive. ~Max Anders The sins…
Scripture Eat honey, my child. It is good. Honey from a honeycomb has a sweet taste. I want you to know that wisdom is sweet to you. If you find it, there is hope for you tomorrow. ~Proverbs 24:13-14, NIrV Quote O taste and see that the LORD is good…Joy is the flavor of the Savior!…