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August 8
JESUS “FAITHFUL and TRUE” (Rev 19:11). “Faithful” (pistos) refers to one who “can be relied on…in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties”; while “true” (alethinos) speaks of “that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect.”…
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August 8 Petition Mission
“Your gentleness has made me great” (2 Sam 22:36). In urging Robert Southey to write a biography of John Wesley, Sir Walter Scott recounts the following: “When I was twelve years old, I heard him [Wesley] preach more than once, standing on a chair, in Kelso churchyard. He was a most venerable figure…. He told…
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August 8
The primitive churches were not mere assemblies of men who agreed to meet together once or twice a week, and to subscribe for the support of an accomplished man who should on those occasions deliver lectures on religion. They were men gathered out of the world by the preaching of the cross, and formed into…
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August 7, 2026 — The Song Of The Covenant
Here’s a good plan: “With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations” (Ps 89:1). Since Psalm 89 is the only one penned by Ethan the Ezrahite, we’re happy he expresses his thoughts in 52 remarkable verses. The psalm is a maskil, or educational psalm, for serious contemplation. In addition to this psalm, Ethan is mentioned…
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August 7
CHRIST the RESTORER: Of the Good Shepherd it says, “He restores my soul” (Ps 23:3). Wilbur Smith, in his Treasury of Books for Bible Study, spoke of G. Campbell Morgan’s preaching as “the greatest Biblical preaching of the twentieth century.” Whether it is or not, Morgan’s commentaries are still valued for their careful exposition and…
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August 7 Petition Mission
“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev 22:17). The first time the Lord Jesus came, it was not a day too soon: “When the fullness of the time had come, God…