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July 8, 2026 — Tick Talk
Learning to wait on a God for whom “one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Pet 3:8). There is debate about the historical setting for Psalm 74. Some say it couldn’t be the Asaph of David’s time, because the psalm pictures the destruction of the temple. Notice that this…
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July 8
CHRIST the TRUE ONE: “Teacher, we know that You are true…” (Mt 22:16). He is the True Illuminator: “That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world” (Jn 1:9). He is the True Life-Giver: “…My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is…
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July 8 Petition Mission
“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done” (Lk 22:42). If ever there were an example to follow in prayer, it is our Master. He chose never to act in self-will, even though that will was in alignment with His Father’s. We can’t…
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July 8
Having given a stirring appeal to every believer to engage in a ministry of gospel reconciliation on behalf of God Himself, the apostle Paul then paints a portrait of such a servant/ambassador. His description includes these lines: “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God…
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July 7, 2026 — But Where Does The Road End?
Instead of fussing and fuming over life’s inequities, “it is good for me to draw near to God” (Ps 73:28). We’ve been considering Asaph’s Dilemma (Ps 73:1-12). Notice that his problem isn’t really with these ungodly people; it’s with God Himself. He just can’t see why the Lord allows the wicked to prosper and to defy God in the…
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July 7
CHRIST the TENDER-HEARTED: “Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Lk 1:78-79). Make no mistake, William Booth believed in the gospel. He…