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November 4, 2026 — Soul Preparation
David, whatever else he accomplished, was a worshiper. Here he gives us three keys to worship. We have come to Psalm 131, the third of four Songs of Ascent attributed to David. It presents to us three essential elements for those coming to worship the Lord, at Jerusalem or anywhere else. First, as they were…
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November 4
CHRIST my HELPER: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Heb 13:6). Dr. H. Harrington Lees tells about a textile factory where the following instructions were posted: “If your threads get tangled, send for the foreman.” One woman did get her threads all tangled, and attempted to…
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November 4 Petition Mission
“Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people…. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight” (2 Sam 10:12). Here is a rare bright spot in Joab’s life. David’s army was surrounded by Syrians to the north and Ammonites to the south. Joab enjoined his two divisions to…
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November 4
Regeneration means to be born anew. It is the imparting of divine life from above, instantly transferring the soul into the realm of the eternal. It is only used once in this sense: “according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5). But the…
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Whose Fool Are You?
In his play, As You Like It, Shakespeare wrote, “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” Sounds like everyone’s some kind of fool! I recall hearing of a man who walked the streets of Glasgow, Scotland, with a sandwich board. On the front it said,…
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November 3, 2026 — Out Of The Depths
Thank God, there’s a direct line from the depths of despair to the One on the Mercy Seat in heaven. For those who like using the letter P (a favorite of preachers), Psalm 130 is the penultimate penitential psalm! They are Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 143, and this one, seven in all. These…