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June 7
CHRIST the PROMISE-KEEPER: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Heb 10:23). Henry Durbanville tells the following story: William P. White recounts how, as a young preacher, he received a message one morning, “Father Junkins is dying and wants to see you.” The dying man…
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June 7 Petition Mission
“Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble” (Ps 10:12). Humility brings vulnerability; but it also brings victory, since “the Lord lifts up the humble” (147:6). Before being called to India, William Carey was trained as a cobbler. But how did the Lord use him in the work? Robert…
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June 7
Abdullah did not see why the Messiah must die for our sins. I took him to Genesis, telling him the story of a holy, faithful, and loving God who created humans to enjoy a close relationship with Himself. Next, we heard of God’s prohibition to Adam (2:16-17). I asked Abdullah, “Did God tell Adam that…
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June 6
“I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies” (Ps 119:59). A person is not idle when absorbed in beneficial thought; self-examination in God’s presence is far more productive than mere busyness when our feet may be leading us away from God’s path. […]Read More… from June 6
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June 6
CHRIST the LAMB of GOD: “Behold the Lamb…” (Jn 1:29). Sidlow Baxter points out the ten great Lamb passages: in Genesis 4, we see Abel and the necessity of the Lamb; in Genesis 22, it is Abraham and the provision of the Lamb; in Exodus 12, the Passover emphasizes the slaying of the Lamb; in…