Author: Bill Nicholson
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January 28 Petition Mission
“Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes” (Ps 119:12). What would our private Bible studies be like if, every time we opened the Scriptures, this request was both prayed and realized? Our own personal Tutor—and to think He is the Author and Subject of the Book as well! He reads us like a […]
January 28, 2025 — You Can’t Outgive God
“Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfulness, not by self-congratulation.” —J. Stott King Hezekiah had given generously from his own substance for the burnt offerings to be sacrificed at the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chron 31:3). But he wanted the people also to have the joy of selfless giving. When he called […]
January 28
In the beginning God made man in His own image, so close is grandeur to our dust. Before the beginning of the Christian era, minds like Plato’s felt that man was made to be intimate with God. But Jesus revealed a move from the other side. He expressed God’s great desire to be intimate with […]
The Door Is Open…Always
Have lots of problems? Here’s your one Solution […]
January 27 Petition Mission
“The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory” (1 Sam 2:7-8). Britain’s Queen Mary was known for her touch of humanity. On […]
January 27, 2025 — Moving Forward, Looking Upward
Spiritual progress involves growth and learning, but mostly it is fostered by happy obedience. The Passover, in spite of the obstacles, had been a glorious success. In fact, we’re told that “since the time of Solomon…there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem” (2 Chron 30:26), a period of almost 250 years! That would be like us […]
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January 27
Shortly after my salvation, I witnessed to my mother. Not so politely, she asked me never to speak to her again about the Lord. Then ten years later, she was told she had only three months to live. Here was a millionaire who had everything in the world’s eyes, but deep inside she was empty. […]
January 26 Petition Mission
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.…praying always with all […]