Author: Bill Nicholson
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November 19 Petition Mission
“And David said, ‘O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!’” (2 Sam 15:31). The wisdom of the world does not fare well in Scripture. “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God” (1 Cor 3:19). The noun “sophomore,” used of those who have survived their first year of university, […]
November 19
One day Lewis Sperry Chafer encountered a flagman sitting by a railroad crossing reading a Bible. Dr. Chafer greeted the man, then asked, “Are you saved?” The flagman answered, “I never could be good enough.” Chafer replied, “If God made an exception, and gave you salvation outright as a gift, would you receive it?” “Mister,” […]
November 19, 2024 — Egypt Comes Knocking
Shishak thought this was a military expedition, but he was coming to teach a seminar for God. “The kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations” (Ps 22:28). So wrote David. And why are certain kingdoms allowed to expand and others forced to shrink? Paul explains, “He has made from one blood every nation of […]
To The “We Aren’t Much” Crowd
When it comes to getting the gospel out, it’s easy to feel like the Lord can’t use us. After all, we aren’t much. But little is much when God is in it! […]
November 18 Petition Mission
“Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of […]
November 18
The apostle Paul prayed this for the saints: “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know…” (Eph 1:17-18). A.W. Tozer writes: Man by reason cannot […]
November 18, 2024 — Pulling Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
“Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become…too proud to pray to the God that made us.” —A. Lincoln It’s an old line: “Denial is not just a river in Egypt.” But it’s a fitting title to the next chapter in Rehoboam’s life. “Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened […]
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November 17 Petition Mission
“Consider my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget Your law. Plead my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word” (Ps 119:153-154). I think we need to remind ourselves that the Lord never sees the distresses of His children without exactly understanding their situation and extending to them His help. […]