September 23
Today’s Verse
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (KJV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (BSB)
Today’s Quote
Christ is not sweet until sin is made bitter to us!
— John Flavel
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
God didn’t choose us because we were holy, but he called us so that we might become holy. Holiness is the beauty that comes from his work in us. The virtues we see in a believer are just as much the work of God as the atonement itself. This beautifully highlights the fullness of God’s grace. Salvation
must be by grace because the Lord is the one who creates it. Salvation must be by grace because the Lord works in such a way that our own righteousness is entirely excluded. This is the believer’s privilege—a present salvation; and the evidence of being called to it is a holy life.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
September 23
A gardener doesn’t bother to prune wild roses, blackberries, or hawthorns—he doesn’t care enough about them. But look at how he carefully prunes the vines and fruit trees! My gardener pruned my roses so severely that I thought there wouldn’t be any flowers;
but when I saw the abundance of roses, I realized he knew better than I did. Good roses need to be pruned, and God’s people must go through trials.
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
Christ is the great central fact in the world's history. To Him everything looks forward or backward. All the lines of history converge upon Him.
— Charles Spurgeon
Today’s Verse
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (KJV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (BSB)
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. (WEB)
The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Capernaum, Israel
Daily Devotionals
September 23