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July 14, 2026 — Parables Of Old
Parable means “to throw alongside,” where we use concrete examples to illuminate abstract truth. Psalm 78 must be Asaph’s magnum opus, containing 76 verses. Why so long? For the same reason Mephibosheth lived the longest life and Jeremiah wrote the longest book. They are expressions of the longsuffering grace of God. It is a Maschil psalm, meaning it is…
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July 14
JESUS is “THIS MAN.” The officers sent to arrest Jesus said, “No man ever spoke like this Man!” (Jn 7:46). The crowd observed, “All the things that John spoke about this Man were true” (Jn 10:41). The Jews marvelled, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?” (Mt 13:54). In one of…
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July 14 Petition Mission
“Let the proud be ashamed, for they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; but I will meditate on Your precepts. Let those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies” (Ps 119:78-79). Two groups of people interacted with David: the proud — those seriously impressed with themselves; and the reverential — those seriously…
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July 14
“Jesus said, Take away the stone” (Jn 11:39). Sister Abigail tells the story of a girl she met called Annie. She had been treated roughly by her mother and, as a result, her spine was damaged and she was invalided. As she grew, she despised her mother for the damage she had done. Abigail took…
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July 13, 2026 — Memory To The Rescue
When your present is unstable and your future unclear, take a quick visit to the past and remember. We all pass through rough times, some more than others. Storms can be very disorienting. In Psalm 77, Asaph explains how he regained his equilibrium after being battered by the winds and waves of trouble. The psalm…
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July 13
CHRIST the BELIEVER’S PROSPECT: “And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 Jn 3:3). Evangelist T.D.W. Muir, in sharing this bright and certain hope, tied together the following verses. Our hope includes being “caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the…