Author: Bill Nicholson
Posts by Bill Nicholson
November 12 Petition Mission
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt 26:41). As Leonard Ravenhill put it, “A sinning man stops praying; a praying man stops sinning.” The spirit of a believer, referred to as “that which is born of God” (neuter), always votes for the Lord’s […]
November 12
How does human life differ from that of the animals? There are dramatic consequences if man is simply the latest animal in the evolutionary process. Morality then becomes a mere convention. Purpose is nonsensical, for there is no Purposer. Animal existence is the highest goal we can hope for, and life has no real value. […]
November 12, 2024 — Kingdom Divided
Like Rehoboam, any time our personal agendas block out the voice of God, we’ll lose ground. Care to guess what Rehoboam’s name means? Here’s some rich irony. It means “a people has enlarged.” That sounds like politician-speak, like passing a deficit-reduction bill that promises to reduce the increase in the amount of borrowing that they […]
Read It Again, Scottie!
Learning the right emphasis in this verse is what makes all the difference… […]
November 11 Petition Mission
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing” (2 Cor 2:14-15). The Anglo-Zanzibar War occurred on August 27, […]
November 11
At a luncheon in his honor, Billy Graham told this story: “Albert Einstein was travelling from Princeton by train when the conductor came down the aisle. Einstein reached into his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so tried his trousers. It wasn’t there. He looked in his briefcase, but still couldn’t find it. The […]
November 11, 2024 — Blasting The Blessing
The Lord’s restraint in expunging sins of the saints doesn’t extend to unrepentant sinners. In this chapter (1 Chron 10), the foolishness of Rehoboam is on full display. Solomon anticipated this day when he wrote of the grief caused by leaving his wealth to someone who might be foolish. “Then I hated all my labor in […]
November 10 Petition Mission
“My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice” (Ps 119:148-149). It’s good that our God is available 24/7 because sometimes we need to work the night shift. When we remember, as Jonathan Edwards […]