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January 14 Petition Mission
“Oh, do not forsake me utterly!” (Ps 119:8). Once a week we will visit the longest psalm to consider one of 52 God-inspired prayer requests recorded there. Imagine claiming as our own these Spirit-led prayers that we know exactly match the will of God! This one emphasizes what we may call the Grace Gap—the unmeasured […]
January 14
“‘Is not my word like fire,’ declares the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?’” (Jer 23:29). In Who Says, Fritz Ridenour makes the following observation: “Mighty potentates have raged against this Book, and sought to destroy and uproot it—Alexander the Great and princes of Egypt and Babylon, the monarchs of […]
January 14, 2025 — Here Comes Hezekiah
Our heroes are ordinary people who find supernatural help to overcome challenging circumstances. Clearly, one of the main characteristics required of these ancient kings was strength. There were only two sources for this—human or divine. Those who looked to the Lord prospered; those who rejected His support were doomed to failure. After the abysmal collapse […]
Right on Schedule
Have you ever seen those floral clocks? This tourist thought he’d try to fix one. Lesson: God’s timing is always perfect. Be encouraged, Christian…the Lord is on schedule. And He’s coming soon. […]
January 13 Petition Mission
“Elijah…prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit” (Jas 5:17-18). Water doesn’t usually gush from the well on the first move of the pump handle. Vance Havner writes: “Elijah lives in confidence that there will be rain at the proper time. He is in contrition, his head between his knees. […]
January 13
A helpful guide to the effective use of biblical evidence is the Emmaus Study Course, Ready to Give an Answer by David Reid. He writes: “God asks us to defend and confirm the gospel (Phil 1:17). When the apostle Paul wrote, ‘I am appointed for the defense of the gospel’ (Phil 1:17), he was a […]
January 13, 2025 — “Increasingly Unfaithful”
Don’t assume that hard times always bring people closer to the Lord. Sometimes it’s just the opposite. Winston Churchill said, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” Ahaz was such a man. Depending on the arm of flesh, he had lost […]
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January 12 Petition Mission
“My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches” (Ps 63:5-6). “One night alone in prayer,” writes C.H. Spurgeon, “might make us new men, changed from poverty of soul to […]