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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…
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June 6 Petition Mission
“He…offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears” (Heb 5:7, KJV). Jesus performed many mighty works without outward signs of strain, but these words describe His praying. J. Oswald Sanders writes: “‘Epaphras is always wrestling for you in his prayers,’ wrote Paul to the Colossians (4:12).…The word ‘wrestling’ is that from which our…
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June 6
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9). Repentance simply means “a change of mind.” Man naturally does not think rightly about himself, sin, God, or the way of…
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June 5
“The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit” (Eccl 7:8). Often hard beginnings lead to good ends; small seeds can grow into fruitful trees. Proud spirits like glory from the start; patient spirits are content with slow, steady progress in God’s will.…
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June 5, 2026 — A Prayer, Asking God—For God!
Why should the wicked fear God’s mercy? Because His mercy for us means wrath upon our oppressors. Psalm 59 has one of the most complicated arrangements. It’s remarkable that a man on the run, as David was, took the time to weave his thoughts into such exquisite designs. The psalm is divided in two, with…