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February 25, 2026 — The Benefits Of Trusting
Look back and thank the Lord; look ahead and trust the Lord; look up and talk with the Lord. There are about 100 quotations or direct allusions to the Psalms in the New Testament. We might not think to use the Psalms as the basis for apologetic arguments, but that’s exactly how they are often…
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February 25
CHRIST our SYMPATHIZER: “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses” (Heb 4:15). Blessed double negative! Yes, He can, and does, sympathize with His struggling people. Never is this seen more clearly than in the words, “Jesus wept.” L.W.G. Alexander writes: More wonderful words than these are nowhere found…
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February 25 Petition Mission
“Remove from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies” (Ps 119:22). Reproach means to be disgraced; contempt, to be disrespected. In a world that emphasizes perception rather than reality, and reputation more than character, it should be the desire of the believer to ruthlessly avoid anything that would bring dishonor on the…
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February 25
John Stott writes: “Note the recognizable sequence in the Gospels. When Jesus saw someone in need He had compassion, and when He had compassion He invariably acted. His compassion was aroused by the sight of need, and always issued in the alleviation of need. What His eye saw, His heart felt; and what His heart…
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Aiming at Nothing
The Pacific Garden Mission, founded in 1877 on the notorious Whiskey Row in Chicago’s South Loop, is the oldest continuously-serving rescue mission in America. It was the first place I preached after my honeymoon more than 50 years ago. Following the service, I chatted with the attendees. One man, a former medical doctor, had lost…
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February 24, 2026 — In
Ever since man was expelled from the Garden, he’s been trying to pretend he’s in the “in” crowd. There’s nothing better than being at home with God, the meaning of the two words selected by David in Psalm 15:1—“Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?” There is within humankind a strong desire to…