July 1
Today’s Verse
Joel 2:13
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (KJV)
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. (BSB)
Today’s Verse
Joel 2:13
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (KJV)
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. (BSB)
Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. (WEB)
Tear your hearts, not just your garments!” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
The door of grace is never shut to the returning sinner.
— Richard Sibbes
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
"Return to the Lord your God." Where we first found salvation is where we’ll find it again—at the foot of Christ’s cross, confessing our sins. God wants us to obey His voice in everything He commands us, and we must do this with all our heart and soul, and then our captivity will end.
Often, depression
and deep misery are lifted as soon as we turn away from our idols and bow in obedience before the living God. We can return to being citizens of Zion, and that quickly. Lord, turn our captivity!
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
July 1
There was never a more tragic figure than Judas. No one has sunk so deeply into divine wrath as the man who lived so close to our Lord. What a warning this is to all who openly profess faith and enjoy great privileges! The same sun that ripens the wheat
also ripens the hemlock. A person may be hardened in sin by the same external influences that perfect others in holiness.
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
Repentance brings the prodigal back to the embrace of his loving Father.
— Charles Spurgeon
Capernaum, Israel
Daily Devotionals
July 1