October 29
Today’s Verse
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (KJV)
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. (BSB)
Today’s Verse
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (KJV)
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. (BSB)
Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. (WEB)
Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
God’s refining fire is not to destroy, but to purify.
— Thomas Watson
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
If the most precious things are tested in the fire, why would we expect to avoid the furnace? If diamonds are refined on the wheel, can we expect to reach perfection without suffering? Who has commanded the wind to stop blowing just because our ship is at sea? Why should we be treated better than our
Lord? Jesus, the Firstborn, felt the rod of discipline, so why wouldn’t we, his younger siblings? It’s pride that wants a soft pillow and an easy life for a soldier of the cross. It’s wiser to surrender to God’s will and learn to be pleased with it. Then we can find beauty in hardship, just like Samson found honey in the lion’s carcass.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
October 29
Signs of grace without Christ are like unlit candles—they provide no light; like fig trees full of leaves but with no fruit; like wallets with no money, and barns with no wheat. They have great potential for comfort, but without Jesus, they are empty.
These signs are like water pipes—they may channel living water, but if they’re disconnected from the source, they run dry.
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
Do not resent the furnace; it is there to remove the dross and bring forth the gold.
— Charles Spurgeon
Wadi Qelt, Between Jericho and Jerusalem., palestine
Daily Devotionals
October 29