YouDevotion February 18

February 18 Today’s Verse Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard [that,] he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. (KJV) On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. (BSB)

Today’s Quote Sin brings us to the Savior, for only in our need do we seek His mercy. — Richard Sibbes

Spurgeon’s Daily Help If you know these two things—that you’re a sinner and that Christ is a Savior—it means you’re looking away from yourself and toward Jesus. Oh, there are some people who misunderstand the gospel; they think that being righteous qualifies them to come to Christ, but it’s actually sin that qualifies a person

to come to Jesus. As the old preacher Crisp said, "Righteousness keeps me from Christ: the healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do. Sin makes me come to Jesus when I feel its weight; and the more sin I have when I come to Christ, the more reason I have to hope for mercy." Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.

The Spurgeon Birthday Book February 18 The person who, in the midst of a thousand troubles, keeps their heart pure and their integrity intact can face the world and all the forces of Hell without fear. But the person who does wrong out of self-interest has thrown away their shield. Innocence,

even without armor, is as strong as chainmail, while cunning and deceit, even if protected by steel, will fall, mortally wounded by the arrows of God’s providence. Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon

Spurgeon’s Quote Righteousness may keep you from Christ, but sin drives you to Him, for He is the sinner’s only hope. — Charles Spurgeon

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