With Jack Bailey
Scripture But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without hypocrisy. ~James 3:17, GBV Quote The wisdom from above is the faith that works by love. ~Charles Wesley I love to compare list; especially when I find…
Scripture The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18, NLT Quote God in His wisdom–to teach us humility and to walk by faith–has hid from us almost everything that we would like to know. ~J.I. Packer James Innell Packer was one very intelligent man in my opinion. I…
Scripture Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? ~Job12:12, NIV Quote Live and learn; die and forget it all. ~Naola Bailey The culture we live in is a little mixed up. Young people want what it took their parents years to accumulate; they want a big house, a high…
Scripture Wisdom pours into you when you begin to hate every form of evil in your life, for that’s what worship and fearing God is all about. Then you will discover that your pompous pride and perverse speech are the very ways of wickedness that I hate!” ~Proverbs 8:13, TPT Quote The chief characteristic of counterfeit holiness is pride or…
Scripture Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. ~Psalm 90:12, NIV Quote Life is like money, you can spend it anyway you wish but you can spend it only once. ~Charles Swindoll The increment we prefer using when it comes to measuring time is ‘days’. We never say, “have…
Scripture I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in full knowledge and all discernment. ~Philippians 1:9, LSB Quote Satan is not fighting churches; he is joining them. He does more harm by sowing tares than uprooting wheat. He accomplishes more by imitation than by outright opposition. ~Vance Havner Webster says that…
Scripture At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. ~ Matthew 25:1 (CSB) Quote Despair ruins some; presumption many. ~Ben Franklin I’ve never been fond of the parable of the ten virgins. It is a parable that is hard for…
Scripture The prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes? ~Jeremiah 5:31, NLT Quote Always keep the end in mind. ~Stephen Covey Jeremiah was the last great prophet of the time of the kings. He actually witnessed…
Scripture Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. ~Proverbs 2:2-3 Quote Your eyes will give you sight, but it’s your fellowship with Christ and His suffering that gives you insight. ~Ya’akov The world is filled with arm-chair quarterbacks: people who have all the answers but no practical experience.…
Scripture “Don’t bother about his letters,” some say, “He sounds big, but it’s all noise. When he gets here you will see that there is nothing great about him, and you have never heard a worse preacher!” ~II Corinthians 10:10, LNT Quote “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being…