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Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional: July 27th

Tozer in the Morning The Last Chapter

The four Gospels tell the story of the life and ministry of Jesus, and in so doing, they follow accurately the ordinary course of biography, giving the facts of His birth, growth, work, death and burial. That is the way with biography: the very word itself suggests it, for it comes from bios, life, and graphein, to write, and means the written history of a person's life. So says Noah Webster. Now, when we look at the Gospels we note an odd--and wonderful--thing. An extra chapter is added. Why? Biography, by its own definition, must confine itself to the record of the life of an individual. That part of the book which deals with the family tree is not biography, but history, and that part which follows the record of the subject's death is not biography either. It may be appraisal, or eulogy, or criticism, but not biography, for the reason that the "bios" is gone: the subject is dead. The part that tells of his death is properly the last chapter. The only place in world literature where this order is broken is in the four Gospels. They record the story of the man Jesus from birth to death, and end like every other book of biography has ended since the art of writing was invented. . . . They all agree: Jesus was dead. The life about which they had been writing was gone. The biography was ended. Then, for the only time in this history of human thought, a biographer adds to his book a new section which is authentic biography and begins to write a chapter to follow the last chapter. . . .

Tozer in the Evening Do You Know Where You are Going?

It is a simple axiom of the traveler that if he would arrive at the desired destination he must take the right road. How far a man may have traveled is not important; what matters is whether or not he is going the right way, whether the path he is following will bring him out at the right place at last. Sometimes there will be an end to the road, and maybe sooner than he knows; but when he has gone the last step of the way will he find himself in a tomorrow of light and peace, or will the toward which he journeys be a of trouble and distress, a of wasteness and desolation, a of darkness and gloominess, a of clouds and thick darkness? The inspired prophet Jeremiah says (and for that matter all the holy prophets who have spoken since the world began say) and our Lord and His apostles say that man does not know the way; indeed he hardly knows where he should go, to say nothing of the way he should take to get there. The worried Thomas spoke for every man when he asked, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? That is the truth and we had better face it squarely: the way of man is not in himself. However severe the blow to our pride, we would do well to bow our heads and admit our ignorance. For those who know not and know they know not, there may in the mercy of God be hope; for those who think they know there can be only increasing darkness.

Study FurtherRelated passages, insights, and questions for personal reflection.

Take today’s devotional further. Explore related Scriptures and open any verse in the Study Desk for deeper study.1 Corinthians 15:20: But the fact is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. Christ risen firstfruits confirms the Gospels' added resurrection chapter. ↳ How does Christ's resurrection change what you expect after death? Acts 2:24: "But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power. Death could not hold Him, extending biography beyond the tomb. ↳ Since death couldn't hold Jesus, how does that shape your hope today? Revelation 1:18: and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Living One who was dead now holds keys forever. ↳ What fear loses its grip knowing Christ holds death's keys? Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. A way seems right but ends in death—choose rightly. ↳ What path feels right to you but may lead astray? John 14:6: Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. Jesus answers Thomas: He himself is the way home. ↳ Are you trusting Jesus alone as your way to the Father?

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Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: July 27th

Morning

“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us.”

Daniel 3:1 , Daniel 3:3 , Daniel 3:7-9 , Daniel 3:12-28 , Daniel 3:30

Daniel 3:30

The unfaltering fidelity of the three holy children is worthy of our imitation. They never hesitated or parleyed with the tyrant. Fixed were their hearts in God, and confidently stayed on him; and so they conquered the proud monarch; yea, and vanquished death itself, quenching the violence of the flames. Rich was their reward. Jesus walked the glowing coals with them, and turned the furnace into a fair pavilion. In his name let us also abide by the truth without flinching, and no evil shall come nigh unto us. Never let us debate or question, but for God and his holy gospel let us be bold to sacrifice even life itself. May the sons of this family be such young men as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Amen.

Tempted and persecuted here,

Afflicted and distress’d,

With steadfast faith we persevere,

And stand the fiery test:

The fire shall all our bands consume,

And in the furnace tried,

Out of the flames we soon shall come,

Unhurt and purified.

Throughout my sinful soul I feel

The strength of pride invincible;

But thou th’ Almighty God of grace

Can all my haughty thoughts abase.

All things are possible to thee,

Display thy humbling grace in me;

And in thy tender love impart

My Saviour’s lowliness of heart.

I freely feed them now

With tokens of my love;

But richer pastures I prepare,

And sweeter streams above.

Unnumber’d years of bliss

I to my sheep will give

And, while my throne unshaken stands,

Shall all my chosen live.

This tried almighty hand

Is raised for their defence;

Where is the power shall reach them there?

Or what shall force them thence?

Your harps, ye trembling saints,

Down from the willows take:

Loud to the praise of love divine,

Bid every string awake.

Though in a foreign land,

We are not far from home;

And nearer to our house above

We every moment come.

Blest is the man, O God,

That stays himself on thee!

Who waits for thy salvation, Lord,

Shall thy salvation see.

Evening

“Those that walk in pride He is able to abase.”

Daniel 4:20-30 , Daniel 4:33-37

The book of Daniel contains a memorable incident in the life of Nebuchadnezzar. He dreamed a dream, which the prophet thus interpreted to him.

Daniel 4:27

The proud monarch was thus fairly warned, but such is the infatuation of sin that he did not repent or reform, and therefore full soon the threatened judgment came upon him.

Daniel 4:33

The king was insane, and the form of his disease was that known as Lycanthropy, a melancholy madness in which the patient imagines himself to be transformed into an animal, and acts accordingly. Many similar cases are on record, and some exist at the present moment. We ought to bless God every day for our reason, for if it were gone from us we might in an hours time be no better than the beasts of the field.

Daniel 4:34-37

Thus humbly did the proud Nebuchadnezzar bow before the Lord, and confess before all men that the Lord alone is God. If he was not a converted man he certainly wrote like one. Let us shun his pride, and if we have been guilty of it, let us henceforth imitate his humility. Study FurtherRelated passages, insights, and questions for personal reflection.

Take today’s devotional further. Explore related Scriptures and open any verse in the Study Desk for deeper study.Proverbs 16:18: Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. Pride precedes destruction, illuminating Nebuchadnezzar's downfall. ↳ Where might pride be quietly setting you up for a fall? James 4:6: But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." God resists proud but gives grace to humble. ↳ In what area do you need to trade pride for humility today? 1 Peter 3:14: But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE IN DREAD, Blessed are those who suffer for righteousness, unafraid. ↳ Can you name a time fear tempted you to abandon righteousness? Isaiah 43:2: "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. Walking through fire unharmed mirrors furnace deliverance. ↳ What fiery trial are you facing that requires trusting God's presence? Luke 14:11: "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Those exalting themselves shall be humbled by God. ↳ How might humbling yourself now open the door to God's exaltation?

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Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional: July 27th

“More than Mere Words ”

Acts 13:34

Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said "an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure."

We are sure that the Loci meant His mercy. He did not speak mere words: there is substance and truth in every one of His promises. His mercies are mercies indeed. Even if a promise seems as if it must drop through by reason of death, yet it never shall, for the good LORD will make good His word.

We are sure that the LORD will bestow promised mercies on all His covenanted ones. They shall come in due course to all the chosen of the LORD. They are sure to all the seed, from the least of them unto the greatest of them. We are sure that the LORD will continue His mercies to His own people. He does not give and take. What He has granted us is the token of much more. That which we have not yet received is as sure as that which has already come; therefore, let us wait before the LORD and be still. There is no justifiable reason for the least doubt. God’s love, and word, and faithfulness are sure. Many things are questionable, but of the LORD we sing --

For his mercies shall endure

Ever faithful, ever sure. Study FurtherRelated passages, insights, and questions for personal reflection.

Take today’s devotional further. Explore related Scriptures and open any verse in the Study Desk for deeper study.2 Samuel 23:5: "Is my house not indeed so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, Properly ordered in all things, and secured; For will He not indeed make All my salvation and all my delight grow? David's everlasting covenant, ordered and sure, directly quoted here. ↳ Does your daily security rest on this ordered, everlasting covenant? Isaiah 55:3: "Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David. Everlasting covenant of sure mercies of David, promised. ↳ What would it mean to truly incline your ear to Him today? Numbers 23:19: "God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? God is not man; His spoken word never fails. ↳ Where are you doubting a promise God has clearly spoken? 2 Corinthians 1:20: For as many as the promises of God are, in Him they are yes; therefore through Him also is our Amen to the glory of God through us. All God's promises are Yes and Amen in Christ. ↳ How does Christ's 'Yes' change the way you pray? Hebrews 6:17: In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to the heirs of the promise the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath, God's immutable counsel confirms the certainty of promised mercies. ↳ How does God's unchangeable purpose steady your shaky faith today?

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Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional: July 27th

“The building up of the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13)

God is preparing His heroes, and when the opportunity comes He can fit them into their place in a moment and the world will wonder where they came from. Let the Holy Ghost prepare you, dear friend, by all the discipline of life; and when the last finishing touch has been given to the marble, it will be easy for God to put it on the pedestal, and fit it into its niche.

There is a day coming, when, like Othniel, we, too, shall judge the nations, and rule and reign with Christ on the millennial earth; but ere that glorious day can be, we must let God prepare us as He did Othniel at Kirjethsepher, amid the trials of our present life, and in the little victories, the significance of which, perhaps, we little dream. At least, let us be sure of this, that if the Holy Ghost has got an Othniel ready, the Lord of heaven and earth has a throne prepared for him.

Is it for me to be used by His grace,

Helping His kingdom to bring,

Is it for me to inherit a place,

E’en on the throne of my King?

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This Day's Thought 27th July 2026

The world with all its goods cannot content the heart of man; for he was created not for them, but for God alone; hence God alone can make him happy and content.

Alphonsus Liguori

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Worthy Brief - July 27, 2026

The Father meets you in the secret place!

Matthew 6:5-7 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

Yeshua (Jesus) now turns from giving to prayer, but the issue is the same: the hidden life before the Father. He is not condemning public prayer — Israel's worship included public prayers, synagogue prayers, Temple prayers, and corporate cries lifted together before God. The problem is not praying where people can see. The problem is praying in order to be seen.

Yeshua says, "You shall not be like the hypocrites." A hypocrite was an actor on a stage — someone performing a role before an audience. Prayer was never meant to become theater or a way to build an image of spirituality. Prayer is not a performance before men; it is communion with the Father.

In Hebrew thought, prayer is deeply connected to the word tefillah. It is not merely reciting words or presenting requests. It is the turning of the heart toward God, standing honestly before Him, being searched by Him, and aligning the inner life with His will. Prayer is where the soul comes out of hiding.

This is why Yeshua says, "Go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place." The secret place is not about geography as much as sincerity. It is the place where the masks come off, where there is no crowd to impress, no reputation to manage, no spiritual image to protect. It is where the Father meets the real you — the inner chamber where the treasure of communion with Him is formed.

The Father who sees in secret is the same Father who rewarded hidden giving. He is not distant from what no one else notices. He sees the whispered prayer, the tear no one knows about, the burden carried quietly, the repentance spoken in the dark, the intercession lifted when no applause will ever come. The world may overlook the secret place, but heaven never does.

Then Yeshua warns against vain repetitions, praying like the nations who think they will be heard because of many words. He is not forbidding persistence in prayer — Scripture is full of repeated cries, repeated psalms, faithful intercession, and Yeshua Himself prayed with intensity and repetition in Gethsemane. The issue is not repetition; the issue is emptiness. The prophets confronted this often: God was never impressed by words disconnected from the heart, by lips that drew near while the heart stayed far. Prayer does not become powerful because it is long, loud, or religiously polished. Prayer becomes alive when it is true.

The Kingdom restores prayer to its proper center: the Father. "Pray to your Father." That changes everything. Prayer is not magic, not manipulation, not the piling up of phrases until heaven is forced to respond. It is the child coming before the Father — trust, dependence, surrender, communion. We are not impressing Him with vocabulary. We are bringing Him the heart.

This is the idea of ashrei quietly at work beneath the whole passage. Blessed are the poor in spirit — those with nothing to leverage before God — for it is exactly they who need no audience but Him. Blessed are the pure in heart, for a heart with nothing divided in it has nothing left to perform. The secret room, then, is not a discipline bolted onto faith from the outside. It is what faith looks like once it stops needing witnesses — a return to the one relationship prayer was always meant to express: sonship rather than solicitation, nearness rather than negotiation. Blessed is the one who no longer needs to sound spiritual before men because he has learned to be honest before God.

The world rewards performance. The Kingdom rewards sincerity. The world asks, "Who heard me pray?" The Kingdom asks, "Did I meet with the Father?" The world measures prayer by impression. The Kingdom measures prayer by communion.

The Kingdom is not built first on platforms. It is built in hidden rooms, surrendered hearts, and prayers no one heard but God.

Pete, you already have the Father's full attention — no performance required, no image to maintain, no audience to win over. You are free to come into the secret place exactly as you are: hungry, honest, trusting, fully known. Your Father delights in a heart turned toward Him, not clever words or polished phrases — so let your prayer life be communion, not performance; nearness, not striving; sonship, not display. He is already waiting for you there, and what He forms in that hidden place will carry the fragrance of His Kingdom into the open. Ashrei are those who pray behind closed doors, for the Father who hears in secret will reward them openly.

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,

George & Baht Rivka (Baltimore, MD)

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Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 27th July 2026

July 27

1 Chronicles 21:22-24 22 David said to him, "Let me have the site of your threshing floor so I can build an altar to the LORD, that the plague on the people may be stopped. Sell it to me at the full price." 23Araunah said to David, "Take it! Let my lord the king do whatever pleases him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give all this." 24But King David replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing."

Because of David's sin in numbering the people (see previous two days), he had chosen between three possible curses. He chose three days of plague. When the angel stood over Jerusalem with his sword drawn, David knew he must act. 70,000 had already died. He interceded for the people and asked that the curse fall on him and his family since he had committed the sin. The LORD told David, through the prophet Gad, to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah.

This was the same place that Abraham had offered Isaac. It is the same ridge upon which the Lamb of God would be offered for the sins of the world. It is where the chaff is blown away, and what is of value remains. For Abraham, the hope in his son was blown away and trust in God remained. For Jesus, the sins of the world were blown away with his blood, and the redeemed children of God remained. For David, the guilt was about to be blown away, and a forgiven man would remain. David wanted to purchase the ground upon which to build the altar and later the Temple. Araunah offered to give it to him. You might say he was generous, but remember that he is standing in the shadow of an angel with a sword. David insisted on paying full price. Though Jesus paid our sin debt, it was not as if it were inexpensive. He paid the full price in our place. Offerings cost. It cost God the greatest price that could be paid. When we give to God our own hearts, we, too, should be willing to pay with lives of service.

Consider: Will you sacrifice to God what costs you nothing or will you give Him your all?

Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 27th July 2026

July 27

1 Chronicles 21:22-24 22 David said to him, "Let me have the site of your threshing floor so I can build an altar to the LORD, that the plague on the people may be stopped. Sell it to me at the full price." 23Araunah said to David, "Take it! Let my lord the king do whatever pleases him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give all this." 24But King David replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing."

Because of David's sin in numbering the people (see previous two days), he had chosen between three possible curses. He chose three days of plague. When the angel stood over Jerusalem with his sword drawn, David knew he must act. 70,000 had already died. He interceded for the people and asked that the curse fall on him and his family since he had committed the sin. The LORD told David, through the prophet Gad, to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah.

This was the same place that Abraham had offered Isaac. It is the same ridge upon which the Lamb of God would be offered for the sins of the world. It is where the chaff is blown away, and what is of value remains. For Abraham, the hope in his son was blown away and trust in God remained. For Jesus, the sins of the world were blown away with his blood, and the redeemed children of God remained. For David, the guilt was about to be blown away, and a forgiven man would remain. David wanted to purchase the ground upon which to build the altar and later the Temple. Araunah offered to give it to him. You might say he was generous, but remember that he is standing in the shadow of an angel with a sword. David insisted on paying full price. Though Jesus paid our sin debt, it was not as if it were inexpensive. He paid the full price in our place. Offerings cost. It cost God the greatest price that could be paid. When we give to God our own hearts, we, too, should be willing to pay with lives of service.

Consider: Will you sacrifice to God what costs you nothing or will you give Him your all?

Summer is in full swing, and fun activities are endless. Visit our Fellowship library to learn Hebrew words and phrases related to summer. Today’s phrase is “Let's have a barbeque tonight".

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