Author: Bill Nicholson
Posts by Bill Nicholson
December 17 Petition Mission
“As God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us…was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God […]
December 17
“But the end of all things is at hand: therefore be serious, and watchful in prayer” (1 Pet 4:7). In his seminal book, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman graphically paints a portrait of our times: “…in the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling […]
December 17, 2024 — Whose Battle Is It?
A godly battle begins with praying, continues with praising, and ends with picking up the spoils. As Jehoshaphat concluded his masterly prayer, “the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel” (2 Chron 20:14). “Listen…Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s” (v […]
God Came Down
God came to dwell with us so that we could “dwell in the House of the Lord forever.” O come let us adore Him… […]
December 16 Petition Mission
“This people says, ‘The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.’ Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai…, ‘Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?…Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little; […]
December 16
The prisoner had been known as “king of the garotters” for his history of strangling his victims. He seemed utterly without mercy. He had asked the chaplain to bring him a certain book to read, but the chaplain suggested the Bible already lying in his cell. “It would do no good to the likes of […]
December 16, 2024— Laying Hold Of God
Prayer puts our eyes on God, not on our circumstances, and puts our faith in God, not in our resources. As the people of Judah crowded into the temple precinct in Jerusalem, “Jehoshaphat stood…in the house of the Lord, before the new court” (2 Chron 20:5), and began to pray. Imagine if our leaders prayed like this […]
December 15 Petition Mission
“Let Your hand become my help, for I have chosen Your precepts” (Ps 119:173). The Christian lives a hand-to-mouth existence. The good thing is, it’s His hand to your mouth! The Lord’s hand, or His right hand, is mentioned about 40 times in the Psalms. There are many more instances throughout Scripture. It would be […]