November 17
CHRIST the POTENTATE: “He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Tim 6:15). Adam Clarke writes: “The word ‘Potentate’ is applied to secular governors;...
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November 16
JESUS the KINSMAN: “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same” (Heb 2:14). George Stephenson, born in England in 1781, left school at an early age, but returned later to...
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November 15
CHRIST the OVERSEER of our SOULS: “For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer (Bishop, KJV) of your souls” (1 Pet 2:25). The evidence is clear: no one cares for our souls...
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November 14
CHRIST the TRUSTWORTHY ONE: “In His name Gentiles will trust” (Mt 12:21). In a little Perthshire town in Scotland there was a minister of the gospel whose name filled the district like ointment poured forth. A Highland drover sometimes passed...
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November 13
CHRIST our ADVOCATE: “My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 Jn 2:1). The word advocate (par-ak’-lay-tos)...
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November 12
CHRIST OUR ANCHOR: “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus…” (Heb 6:19-20). Stephen Hopkins is known...
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November 11
CHRIST our PRAYER WARRIOR: “This is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah…” (Deut 33:7). Henry Law writes: “In Judah’s story we read prayer’s mightiest exploits. Mark David. We have a volume of his...
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November 10
JESUS the JUST ONE: “The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of...
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November 9
GOD the SON (Isa 9:6): “Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?…What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?” (Prov 30:4). As the kinsman Redeemer, the Lord...
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