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May 29, 2026 — But It Was You!
You cannot betray a friend without, in the end, finding that you have stabbed your own heart. As with the last psalm, so with Psalm 55—David finds it soothing to have his thoughts accompanied by the strings section of the orchestra, especially when his nerves could be jangling because of those who “bring down trouble” on him…
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May 29
CHRIST the MESSIANIC HOPE: “We have found the Messiah” (Jn 1:41). How did Andrew know? The portrait of the Christ was so detailed and the Lord Jesus would match it at every point. He was the “seed” of the woman (Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14), born of the virgin Mary; from the tribe of Judah and…
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May 29 Petition Mission
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (Jas 5:16). It is not admired prayers we need, but availing ones; not expansive, but effective. We can do without the fancy kind, but not without the fervent kind. William Law writes: “It is not the arithmetic of our prayers, how many they are; nor…
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May 29
John Berridge, a contemporary of Whitfield and the Wesleys, was ordained in 1745 but was unfit for the Lord’s service until in late 1756, as he was having a time of Bible study, the command, “Cease from thine own works, only believe,” was laid on his heart. At last he saw that striving to earn…
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Bobby Kennedy — Surprised by the Truth
We ordinary folk sometimes assume that the rich and famous are mostly missed when it comes to the gospel. But take a closer look at the New Testament and what do we see? The Number 1 persecutor of the church, Herod’s half-brother, several from the Sanhedrin, the treasurer of the city of Corinth, one of…
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Bobby Kennedy — Surprised by the Truth
We ordinary folk sometimes assume that the rich and famous are mostly missed when it comes to the gospel. But take a closer look at the New Testament and what do we see? The Number 1 persecutor of the church, Herod’s half-brother, several from the Sanhedrin, the treasurer of the city of Corinth, one of…