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August 20, 2026 — Worship & Warning
Singing joyfully to the Rock, or doubting and complaining at Massah and Meribah? Some choice! Although untitled, Psalm 95 is referred to by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews as belonging to David (Heb 4:7). It is the first in a series of songs of festal joy, but not without a solemn warning,…
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August 20 Petition Mission
“Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust” (Ps 16:1). Here’s a prayer to offer on behalf of our young people, especially those at college. William MacDonald writes: “Every day you may sit under the instruction of unregenerate men and women who have no love for your Savior or your Bible. At…
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August 20
Want to help advance the gospel? Evaluate needs: see your area as a mission field; map population centers; identify people groups. Assess opportunities: pray for “open doors” (Acts 14:27; 1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3); observe where people gather; look for vulnerabilities (Lk. 4:18) as entry-ways to the good news; observe and develop…
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August 19, 2026 — A Refuge For The Righteous
“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul” (Ps 94:19). Amazing! When dividing a poem, we’re always in danger of dissecting the butterfly to see how it flies—and then it doesn’t fly anymore. Still, I think it’s helpful to see the various movements directing us through the psalm. Psalm 94 appears…
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August 19
CHRIST the SIMPLE ANSWER: “‘How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way…’” (Jn 14:5-6). Frederick Baedeker received permission to distribute Bibles in the far-flung prisons of Tsarist Russia. At one near the Black Sea, he had given Bibles to the general population, when the guard told of a murderer…