November 5
Today’s Verse
Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. (KJV)
Today’s Verse
Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. (KJV)
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. (BSB)
“Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth; break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh. (WEB)
“Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth! Give a joyful shout and cry out, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one are more numerous than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
Love is the golden chain that binds the believing heart to Christ.
— Thomas Brooks
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
Even though we may have produced some fruit for Christ and are joyfully hopeful that we are “plants of his own right-hand planting,” there are still times when we feel very barren. Our prayers may feel lifeless, our love cold, our faith weak, and every grace in the garden of our heart seems to wither
and droop. We are like flowers in the hot sun, needing a refreshing shower. What should we do in such times? “Sing, O barren one, burst into song and shout for joy.” Sing, believer, for it will lift your own heart and the hearts of others who are feeling desolate. Keep singing, for now that God has stirred in you a desire for fruitfulness, he will soon cover you with blessings.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
November 5
Love is the essence of true faithfulness, the lifeblood of devotion, the sinew of spiritual strength—in fact, the very life of sincere worship. Someone who truly loves can no more be idle than a leaf in the wind, a wave in the sea, or a flame in the fire.
Hearts can no more stop beating than love can stop working. Love is full of energy, never content with doing little; it’s the source of heroism, and great deeds flow naturally from it.
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
The singing heart is always the thriving heart.
— Charles Spurgeon
Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, Israel
Daily Devotionals
November 5