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  3. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/</link><description>A daily devotional from "Morning and Evening," written by C. H. Spurgeon and updated and revised by Alistair Begg.
  4. </description><atom:link href="https://www.truthforlife.org/subscribe/daily/feedburner/" rel="self"/><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</lastBuildDate><item><title>A Day for Remembering
  5. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/5/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  6.  
  7. &lt;strong&gt;
  8. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Isaiah%2054:17/"&gt;
  9.  Isaiah 54:17
  10. &lt;/a&gt;
  11. &lt;/strong&gt;
  12.  
  13. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_11-05a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 5th of November is notable in English history for two great deliverances granted by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy the Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605.&lt;/p&gt;
  14. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  15. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;While for our princes they prepare&lt;br&gt;In caverns deep a burning snare,&lt;br/&gt;He shot from heaven a piercing ray,&lt;br/&gt;And the dark treachery brought to day.&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  17. &lt;p&gt;And secondly, today is the anniversary of the landing of King William III, at Torbay in 1688, which was crucial for the establishment of religious liberty.&lt;/p&gt;
  18. &lt;p&gt;This day should be celebrated not by the revelry of youth, but by the songs of saints. Our Puritan forefathers most devoutly made it a special time of thanksgiving. There is public record of the annual sermons preached by Matthew Henry on this day. Our convictions and our love of liberty should make us regard its anniversary with holy gratitude. Let our hearts and lips exclaim, “We have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  19. &lt;p&gt;You have made this nation the home of the Gospel; and when the enemy has risen against her, You have shielded her. Help us to offer repeated songs for repeated deliverances.&lt;/p&gt;
  20. &lt;p&gt;Grant us more and more a hatred of sin, and hasten the day of your coming. Till then and ever, we believe the promise, “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed.” Should it not be laid upon the heart of every lover of the Gospel of Jesus on this day to plead for the overturning of false doctrines and the extension of divine truth? Would it not be well to search our own hearts and turn out any of the lumber of self-righteousness that may lie concealed within?&lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1) &lt;/sup&gt;Psalm 44:1&lt;/p&gt;
  22.  
  23. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  24.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  25.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  26.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  27.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  28.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  29.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  30.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  31.  
  32. &lt;/p&gt;
  33. </description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/5/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Made Perfect in Weakness
  34. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/4/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  35.  
  36. &lt;strong&gt;
  37. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/2%20Corinthians%2012:9/"&gt;
  38.  2 Corinthians 12:9
  39. &lt;/a&gt;
  40. &lt;/strong&gt;
  41.  
  42. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_11-04a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A primary qualification for serving God with any amount of success, and for doing God’s work well and triumphantly, is a sense of our own weakness. When God’s warrior marches out to battle, strong in his own might, when he boasts, “I know that I will overcome—my own ability and my self-confidence will be enough for victory,” defeat is staring him in the face.&lt;/p&gt;
  43. &lt;p&gt;God will not enable the man who marches in his own strength. He who reckons on victory by such means has reckoned wrongly, for “not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  44. &lt;p&gt;Those who go out to fight, boasting of their ability, will return with their banners trailing in the dust and their armor stained with disgrace. Those who serve God must serve Him in His own way and in His strength, or He will never accept their service.&lt;/p&gt;
  45. &lt;p&gt;Whatever a man does, unaided by divine strength, God can never own. The mere fruits of the earth He casts away; He will only reap corn the seed of which was sown from heaven, watered by grace, and ripened by the sun of divine love.&lt;/p&gt;
  46. &lt;p&gt;God will empty out all that you have before He will put His own into you; He will first clean out your granaries before He will fill them with the finest of wheat.&lt;/p&gt;
  47. &lt;p&gt;The river of God is full of water; but not one drop of it flows from earthly springs. God will have no strength used in His battles but the strength that He Himself imparts.&lt;/p&gt;
  48. &lt;p&gt;Are you mourning over your own weakness? Take courage, for there must be a consciousness of weakness before the Lord will give you victory. Your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and you are being humbled to prepare you for being lifted up.&lt;/p&gt;
  49. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  50. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;When I am weak then am I strong,&lt;br&gt;Grace is my shield and Christ my song.&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  52. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1) &lt;/sup&gt;Zechariah 4:6&lt;/p&gt;
  53.  
  54. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  55.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  56.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  57.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  58.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  59.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  60.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  61.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  62.  
  63. &lt;/p&gt;
  64. </description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/4/2025/</guid></item><item><title>He Loves to Hear
  65. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/3/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  66.  
  67. &lt;strong&gt;
  68. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Acts%209:11/"&gt;
  69.  Acts 9:11
  70. &lt;/a&gt;
  71. &lt;/strong&gt;
  72.  
  73. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_11-03a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prayers are instantly noticed in heaven. The moment Saul began to pray, the Lord heard him. Here is comfort for the distressed but praying soul. When our hearts are broken and we bow in prayer, we are often only able to employ the language of sighs and tears; still our groaning has made all the harps of heaven thrill with music.&lt;/p&gt;
  74. &lt;p&gt;That tear has been caught by God and treasured in the receptacle of heaven. “Put my tears in your bottle”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; implies that they are caught as they flow. The petitioner, whose fears prevent his words, will be well understood by the Most High. He may only look up with misty eye; but “prayer is the falling of a tear.”&lt;/p&gt;
  75. &lt;p&gt;Tears are the diamonds of heaven; sighs are a part of the music of Jehovah’s court and are numbered with “the sublimest strains that reach the majesty on high.” Do not think that your prayer, however weak or trembling, will be unregarded.&lt;/p&gt;
  76. &lt;p&gt;Jacob’s ladder is lofty, but our prayers shall lean upon the Angel of the covenant and so climb its starry rounds.&lt;/p&gt;
  77. &lt;p&gt;Our God not only hears prayer but also loves to hear it.&lt;/p&gt;
  78. &lt;p&gt;He does not forget the cry of the humble. True, He does not regard high looks and lofty words; He does not care for the pomp and pageantry of kings; He does not listen to the drums of war; He does not regard the triumph and pride of man.&lt;/p&gt;
  79. &lt;p&gt;But wherever there is a heart enlarged with sorrow or a lip quivering with agony or a deep groan or a penitential sigh, the heart of Jehovah is open.&lt;/p&gt;
  80. &lt;p&gt;He marks it down in the registry of His memory; He puts our prayers, like rose leaves, between the pages of His book of remembrance, and when at last the volume is opened, there will be a precious fragrance springing from it.&lt;/p&gt;
  81. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  82. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Faith asks no signal from the skies,&lt;br&gt;To show that prayers accepted rise.&lt;br/&gt;Our Priest is in His holy place,&lt;br/&gt;And answers from the throne of grace.&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  83. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  84. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1)&lt;/sup&gt; Psalm 56:8&lt;/p&gt;
  85.  
  86. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  87.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  88.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  89.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  90.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  91.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  92.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  93.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  94.  
  95. &lt;/p&gt;
  96. </description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/3/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Unaffected by Change
  97. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/2/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  98.  
  99. &lt;strong&gt;
  100. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Malachi%203:6/"&gt;
  101.  Malachi 3:6
  102. &lt;/a&gt;
  103. &lt;/strong&gt;
  104.  
  105. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_11-02a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is just as well for us that in all the variableness of life there is One whom change cannot affect, One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow inconsistency can make no furrows.&lt;/p&gt;
  106. &lt;p&gt;All other things have changed—all things are changing. The sun grows dim with age; the world is growing old; the final chapter of the worn-out vesture has begun; the heavens and earth must soon pass away; they will perish—they shall grow old like a garment. But there is One who only has immortality, of whose years there is no end, and in whose person there is no change.&lt;/p&gt;
  107. &lt;p&gt;The delight that the sailor feels when, having been tossed about on the waves, he steps again upon the solid shore is the satisfaction of a Christian when, in all the changes of this distressing life, he rests the foot of his faith upon this truth—“I the LORD do not change.”&lt;/p&gt;
  108. &lt;p&gt;The stability that the anchor gives the ship when it has at last obtained a solid hold is like that which the Christian’s hope provides him when it fixes itself upon this glorious truth. With God “there is no variation or shadow due to change.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  109. &lt;p&gt;Whatever His attributes were in the past, they are now; His power, His wisdom, His justice, His truth are unchanged. He has forever been the refuge of His people, their stronghold in the day of trouble, and He is still their sure Helper.&lt;/p&gt;
  110. &lt;p&gt;He is unchanged in His love. He has loved His people with “an everlasting love”;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; He loves them now as much as ever He did, and when the creation itself is set free from its bondage to decay, His love will still endure.&lt;/p&gt;
  111. &lt;p&gt;Precious is the assurance that He does not change! The wheel of providence revolves, but its axle is eternal love.&lt;/p&gt;
  112. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  113. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Death and change are busy ever,&lt;br&gt;Man decays, and ages move;&lt;br/&gt;But His mercy waneth never;&lt;br/&gt;God is wisdom, God is love.&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  114. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  115. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1)&lt;/sup&gt; James 1:17 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2)&lt;/sup&gt; Jeremiah 31:3&lt;/p&gt;
  116.  
  117. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  118.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  119.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  120.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  121.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  122.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  123.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  124.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  125.  
  126. &lt;/p&gt;
  127. </description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/2/2025/</guid></item><item><title>A Question to Consider
  128. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/1/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  129.  
  130. &lt;strong&gt;
  131. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Philemon%201:2/"&gt;
  132.  Philemon 1:2
  133. &lt;/a&gt;
  134. &lt;/strong&gt;
  135.  
  136. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_11-01a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a church in this house? Are parents, children, and friends all members of it, or are some still unconverted? Let us pause here and let the question go round: Am I a member of the church in this house?&lt;/p&gt;
  137. &lt;p&gt;The father’s heart would leap for joy, and the mother’s eyes would fill with holy tears if from the eldest to the youngest all were saved! Let us pray for this great mercy until the Lord shall grant it to us.&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;p&gt;Probably it had been the dearest object of Philemon’s desires to have all his household saved; but it was not at first fully granted to him. He had a wicked servant, Onesimus, who, having wronged him, ran away from his service.&lt;/p&gt;
  139. &lt;p&gt;His master’s prayers followed him, and at last, as God would have it, Onesimus was led to hear Paul preach; his heart was touched, and he returned to Philemon not only to be a faithful servant, but a beloved brother, adding another member to the church in Philemon’s house.&lt;/p&gt;
  140. &lt;p&gt;Is there an unconverted family member absent this morning? Make special supplication that they may, upon returning to their home, gladden every heart with good news of what grace has done! Is there an unconverted family member still at home? Ask God to save him also.&lt;/p&gt;
  141. &lt;p&gt;If there is such a church in our house, let us order it well, and let everyone conduct themselves as in the sight of God. Let us go about our daily routines with studied holiness, diligence, kindness, and integrity. More is expected of a church than of an ordinary household.&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p&gt;Family worship must, in such a case, be more devout and hearty; internal love must be warmer and unbroken, and external conduct must be more sanctified and Christlike. We need not fear that the smallness of our number will put us out of the list of churches, for the Holy Spirit has enrolled a family-church here in the inspired book of remembrance.&lt;/p&gt;
  143. &lt;p&gt;As a church let us now draw near to the great Head of the one Church universal, and let us beseech Him to give us grace to shine before men to the glory of His name.&lt;/p&gt;
  144.  
  145. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  146.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  147.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  148.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  149.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  150.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  151.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  152.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  153.  
  154. &lt;/p&gt;
  155. </description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/11/1/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Hope for the Backslider
  156. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/31/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  157.  
  158. &lt;strong&gt;
  159. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Psalm%2051:10/"&gt;
  160.  Psalm 51:10
  161. &lt;/a&gt;
  162. &lt;/strong&gt;
  163.  
  164. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-31a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A backslider, if there is a spark of life left in him, will groan for restoration. In this renewal the same exercise of grace is required as at our conversion. We needed repentance then; we certainly need it now. We required faith that we might come to Christ at first; only the same grace can bring us to Jesus now. We needed a word from the Most High, a word from the lip of the loving One, to end our fears then; we shall soon discover, when under a sense of present sin, that we need it now. No man can be renewed without as real and true a manifestation of the Holy Spirit’s energy as he felt at first, because the work is as great, and flesh and blood are as much in the way now as they ever were.&lt;/p&gt;
  165. &lt;p&gt;Let your personal weakness, Christian, be an argument to make you pray sincerely to your God for help. Remember, David when he felt himself to be powerless did not fold his arms or close his lips, but he hurried to the mercy-seat crying, “renew a right spirit within me.” Do not allow the doctrine that you, unaided, can do nothing make you sleep; but let it be a goad in your side to drive you with an awful earnestness to Israel’s strong Helper. O that you may have grace to plead with God, as though you pleaded for your very life—“renew a right spirit within me.” He who &lt;i&gt;sincerely&lt;/i&gt; prays to God to do this will prove his honesty by using the means through which God works.&lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;p&gt;Be much in prayer; live constantly on the Word of God; kill the lusts that have driven your Lord from you; be careful to watch over the future uprisings of sin. The Lord has His own appointed ways; sit by the wayside, and you will be ready when He passes by. Continue in all those blessed ordinances that will foster and nourish your dying graces; and knowing that all the power must proceed from Him, do not cease to cry, “Renew a right spirit within me.”&lt;/p&gt;
  167.  
  168. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  169.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  170.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  171.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  172.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  173.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  174.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  175.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  176.  
  177. &lt;/p&gt;
  178. </description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/31/2025/</guid></item><item><title>The Importance of Thanksgiving
  179. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/30/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  180.  
  181. &lt;strong&gt;
  182. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Psalm%209:1/"&gt;
  183.  Psalm 9:1
  184. &lt;/a&gt;
  185. &lt;/strong&gt;
  186.  
  187. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-30a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanksgiving should always follow answered prayer, just as the mist of earth’s gratitude rises when the sun of heaven’s love warms the ground.&lt;/p&gt;
  188. &lt;p&gt;Has the Lord been gracious to you and inclined His ear to the voice of your prayer? Then thank Him as long as you live. Let the ripe fruit fall upon the fertile soil from which it drew its life. Do not fail to sing in praise of Him who has answered your prayer and has given you the desire of your heart. To be silent about God’s mercies is to incur the guilt of ingratitude; it is to act as poorly as the nine lepers who after they had been cured of their leprosy did not return to give thanks to the healing Lord. To forget to praise God is to refuse to benefit ourselves; for praise, like prayer, is one great means of promoting the growth of our spiritual lives. It helps to remove our burdens, to excite our hope, to increase our faith. It is a healthy and invigorating exercise that quickens the pulse of the believer and prepares him for new enterprises in his Master’s service.&lt;/p&gt;
  189. &lt;p&gt;To bless God for mercies received is also the way to benefit our fellowmen; “let the humble hear and be glad.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Others who have been in similar circumstances will take comfort if we can say, “Magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together … . This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him.”&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; Weak hearts will be strengthened, and sagging spirits will be revived as the saints listen to our “shouts of deliverance.”&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Their doubts and fears will be rebuked as we teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. They will also “sing of the ways of the LORD”&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; when they hear us magnify His holy name.&lt;/p&gt;
  190. &lt;p&gt;Praise is the most heavenly of Christian duties. The angels do not pray, but they do not cease to praise both day and night; and the redeemed, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, are never tired of singing the new song, “Worthy is the Lamb.”&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  191. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1)&lt;/sup&gt; Psalm 34:2&lt;br&gt; &lt;sup&gt;2)&lt;/sup&gt; Psalm 34:3,6&lt;br/&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3)&lt;/sup&gt; Psalm 32:7&lt;br/&gt; &lt;sup&gt;4)&lt;/sup&gt; Psalm 138:5&lt;br/&gt; &lt;sup&gt;5)&lt;/sup&gt; Revelation 5:12&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  192.  
  193. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  194.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  195.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  196.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  197.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  198.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  199.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  200.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  201.  
  202. &lt;/p&gt;
  203. </description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/30/2025/</guid></item><item><title>How Do We Pray?
  204. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/29/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  205.  
  206. &lt;strong&gt;
  207. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Matthew%206:9/"&gt;
  208.  Matthew 6:9
  209. &lt;/a&gt;
  210. &lt;/strong&gt;
  211.  
  212. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-29a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This prayer begins where all true prayer must start, with the spirit of &lt;i&gt;adoption&lt;/i&gt;: “Our Father.” There is no acceptable prayer until we can say, “I will arise and go to my Father.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; This childlike spirit soon perceives the grandeur of the Father “in heaven” and ascends to &lt;i&gt;devout adoration&lt;/i&gt;, “hallowed be your name.” The child lisping, “Abba, Father” grows into the cherub crying, “Holy, holy, holy.” There is but a step from rapturous worship to the &lt;i&gt;glowing missionary spirit&lt;/i&gt;, which is a sure expression of filial love and reverent adoration—“your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”&lt;/p&gt;
  213. &lt;p&gt;Next follows the heartfelt &lt;i&gt;expression of dependence&lt;/i&gt; upon God—“Give us this day our daily bread.”&lt;/p&gt;
  214. &lt;p&gt;Being further illuminated by the Spirit, the one praying discovers that he is not only dependent but sinful; so he &lt;i&gt;cries for mercy&lt;/i&gt;, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors”; and being pardoned, having the righteousness of Christ imputed, and knowing his acceptance with God, he humbly &lt;i&gt;prays for holy perseverance&lt;/i&gt;, “Lead us not into temptation.” The man who is really forgiven is anxious not to offend again; the possession of justification leads to an anxious desire for sanctification. “Forgive us our debts”—that is justification; “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”—that is sanctification in its negative and positive forms.&lt;/p&gt;
  215. &lt;p&gt;As the result of all this, there follows a&lt;i&gt; triumphant ascription of praise&lt;/i&gt;, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.” We rejoice that &lt;i&gt;our&lt;/i&gt; King reigns in providence and shall reign in grace, from the river even to the ends of the earth, and of His dominion there shall be no end. So from a sense of adoption, up to fellowship with our reigning Lord, this short model of prayer conducts the soul. Lord, teach us then to pray.&lt;/p&gt;
  216. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1)&lt;/sup&gt; Luke 15:18&lt;/p&gt;
  217.  
  218. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  219.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  220.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  221.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  222.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  223.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  224.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  225.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  226.  
  227. &lt;/p&gt;
  228. </description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/29/2025/</guid></item><item><title>A Lofty Doctrine
  229. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/28/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  230.  
  231. &lt;strong&gt;
  232. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/John%2015:19/"&gt;
  233.  John 15:19
  234. &lt;/a&gt;
  235. &lt;/strong&gt;
  236.  
  237. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-28a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is distinguishing grace and discriminating regard, for some are made the special objects of divine affection. Do not be afraid to dwell upon this lofty doctrine of election. When your mind is heavy and depressed, you will find it to be a spiritual tonic. Those who doubt the doctrines of grace or who throw them into the shadows miss the richest clusters of grapes; they lose the best wines, the choice food.&lt;/p&gt;
  238. &lt;p&gt;There is no balm in Gilead comparable to it. If the honey in Jonathan’s wood when simply touched illumined &lt;i&gt;the eyes&lt;/i&gt;, this is honey that will illumine &lt;i&gt;your heart &lt;/i&gt;as you love and learn the mysteries of the kingdom of God. You must feed on this; live upon this choice provision, and do not be afraid that it will prove too delicate a diet. Meat from the King’s table will hurt none of His servants. Desire to have your mind enlarged, that you may comprehend more and more of the eternal, everlasting, discriminating love of God.&lt;/p&gt;
  239. &lt;p&gt;When you have soared as high as election, linger on its twin peak, the covenant of grace. Covenant engagements are the mighty fortresses behind which we lie entrenched; covenant engagements with our Savior, Christ Jesus, are the quiet resting-places of trembling spirits.&lt;/p&gt;
  240. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  241. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;His oath, His covenant, His blood,&lt;br&gt; Support me in the raging flood;&lt;br/&gt;When every earthly prop gives way,&lt;br/&gt; This still is all my strength and stay.&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  242. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  243. &lt;p&gt;If Jesus undertook to bring me to glory, and if the Father promised that He would give me to the Son to be a part of the infinite reward of the travail of His soul, then, my soul, until God Himself shall be unfaithful, until Jesus shall cease to be the truth, you are safe. When David danced before the ark, he told Michal that election made him do so. Come, my soul, dance before the God of grace, and let your heart leap for joy!&lt;/p&gt;
  244.  
  245. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  246.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  247.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  248.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  249.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  250.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  251.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  252.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  253.  
  254. &lt;/p&gt;
  255. </description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/28/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Four Trustworthy Sayings
  256. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/27/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  257.  
  258. &lt;strong&gt;
  259. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/2%20Timothy%202:11/"&gt;
  260.  2 Timothy 2:11
  261. &lt;/a&gt;
  262. &lt;/strong&gt;
  263.  
  264. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-27a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul has four of these “&lt;i&gt;trustworthy” sayings&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  265. &lt;ul&gt;
  266. &lt;li&gt;The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” &lt;/li&gt;
  267. &lt;li&gt;The next is in 1 Timothy 4:8–9, “Godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.”&lt;/li&gt;
  268. &lt;li&gt;The third is in 2 Timothy 2:11, “The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him.” &lt;/li&gt;
  269. &lt;li&gt;And the fourth is in Titus 3:8, “The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to do good works.” &lt;/li&gt;
  270. &lt;/ul&gt;
  271. &lt;p&gt;We may trace a connection between these faithful sayings. The first one lays the foundation of our eternal salvation in the free grace of God, as shown to us in the mission of the great Redeemer. The next affirms the double blessedness that we obtain through this salvation—the blessings of time and of eternity. The third shows the nature of the life to which the chosen people are called; we are ordained to die with Christ with the promise that “if we have died with him, we will also live with him.” The last sets out the active form of Christian service, bidding us to diligently maintain good works.&lt;/p&gt;
  272. &lt;p&gt;So we have the root of salvation in free grace, then the privileges of that salvation in the life that now is and in that which is to come; and we have also the two great branches of dying with Christ and living with Christ, loaded with the fruit of the Spirit.&lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;p&gt;Treasure up these faithful sayings. Let them be the guides of your life, your comfort, and your instruction. The apostle of the Gentiles proved them to be trustworthy, and they are still trustworthy; not one word will fall to the ground. They are worthy of all acceptance; let us accept them now and prove their reliability.&lt;/p&gt;
  274. &lt;p&gt;Let these four trustworthy sayings be written on the four corners of my house.&lt;/p&gt;
  275.  
  276. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  277.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  278.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  279.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  280.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  281.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  282.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  283.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  284.  
  285. &lt;/p&gt;
  286. </description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/27/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Giving Generously
  287. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/26/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  288.  
  289. &lt;strong&gt;
  290. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Haggai%201:9/"&gt;
  291.  Haggai 1:9
  292. &lt;/a&gt;
  293. &lt;/strong&gt;
  294.  
  295. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-26a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grudging souls limit their contributions to the ministry and missionary operations and call such saving good economy; little do they dream that in doing so they are impoverishing themselves. Their excuse is that they must care for their own families, and they forget that to neglect the house of God is a sure way to bring ruin upon their own houses. Our God has a method in providence by which He can cause our endeavors to succeed beyond our expectation, or He can defeat our plans to our confusion and dismay; by a turn of His hand He can steer our vessel in a profitable channel or run it aground in poverty and bankruptcy. It is the teaching of Scripture that the Lord enriches the generous and leaves the miserly to discover that withholding leads to poverty.&lt;/p&gt;
  296. &lt;p&gt;In a very wide sphere of observation, I have noticed that the most generous Christians of my acquaintance have always been the happiest, and almost invariably the most prosperous. I have seen the generous giver rise to financial levels of which he never dreamed; and I have as often seen the mean, ungenerous soul descend to poverty by the very stinginess by which he thought to rise. Men trust good stewards with larger and larger sums, and so it frequently is with the Lord; He gives by cartloads to those who give by bushels. Where wealth is not bestowed, the Lord makes a little much by the contentment that the sanctified heart feels in his portion from which a tithe has been dedicated to the Lord.&lt;/p&gt;
  297. &lt;p&gt;Selfishness looks first at home, but godliness seeks first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; yet in the long run selfishness is loss, and godliness is great gain. It requires faith to act toward our God with an open hand, but surely He deserves it from us; and all that we can do is a very poor acknowledgment of our amazing indebtedness to His goodness.&lt;/p&gt;
  298.  
  299. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  300.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  301.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  302.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  303.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  304.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  305.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  306.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  307.  
  308. &lt;/p&gt;
  309. </description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/26/2025/</guid></item><item><title>The Truth of God
  310. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/25/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  311.  
  312. &lt;strong&gt;
  313. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/2%20John%201:2/"&gt;
  314.  2 John 1:2
  315. &lt;/a&gt;
  316. &lt;/strong&gt;
  317.  
  318. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-25a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once the truth of God has obtained an entrance into the human heart and subdued the whole man to itself, no power, human or infernal, can dislodge it. We entertain it not as a guest but as the master of the house. This is a &lt;i&gt;Christian necessity&lt;/i&gt;, and whoever does not believe this is not a Christian.&lt;/p&gt;
  319. &lt;p&gt;Those who feel the vital power of the Gospel and know the strength of the Holy Spirit as He opens, applies, and seals the Lord’s Word would rather be torn to pieces than be torn away from the Gospel of their salvation. A thousand mercies are wrapped up in the assurance that the truth will be with us forever, will be our living support, our dying comfort, our rising song, our eternal glory. This is &lt;i&gt;Christian privilege&lt;/i&gt;, and without it our faith is worth little. Some truths we outgrow and leave behind, for they are but rudiments and lessons for beginners, but this is not so with divine truth, for though it is sweet food for babies, it is in the highest sense strong meat for men. The painful truth that we are sinners is with us to humble us and make us watchful; the more blessed truth that whoever believes on the Lord Jesus will be saved remains with us as our hope and joy. Experience, far from loosening our hold on the doctrines of grace, has tied us to them more and more firmly; our grounds and motives for believing are now stronger and more numerous than ever, and we have reason to expect that it will remain this way until in death we clasp the Savior in our arms.&lt;/p&gt;
  320. &lt;p&gt;Wherever this abiding love of truth can be discovered, we are bound to share in fellowship and to exercise our love. No narrow circle can contain our gracious sympathies; our communion of heart must be as wide as the ocean of grace. Error may be found mingled with truth received; let us go to war with the error but still love the brother for the measure of truth that we see in him. Above all let us love and spread the truth ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;
  321.  
  322. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  323.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  324.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  325.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  326.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  327.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  328.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  329.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  330.  
  331. &lt;/p&gt;
  332. </description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/25/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Water Reflections
  333. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/24/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  334.  
  335. &lt;strong&gt;
  336. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Psalm%20104:16/"&gt;
  337.  Psalm 104:16
  338. &lt;/a&gt;
  339. &lt;/strong&gt;
  340.  
  341. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-24a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without water the tree cannot flourish or even exist. &lt;i&gt;Vitality&lt;/i&gt; is essential to a Christian. There must be &lt;i&gt;life—&lt;/i&gt;a vital principle infused in us by God the Holy Spirit—or we cannot be trees of the Lord. Being a Christian merely in name is a dead thing; we must be filled with the spirit of divine life.&lt;/p&gt;
  342. &lt;p&gt;This life is &lt;i&gt;mysterious&lt;/i&gt;. We do not understand the circulation of the water, by what force it rises, and by what power it descends again. So the life within us is a sacred mystery. Regeneration is performed by the Holy Spirit entering into man and becoming man’s life; and this divine life in a believer afterwards feeds upon Christ and is in this way sustained by divine food, but how it comes and where it goes who will explain to us?&lt;/p&gt;
  343. &lt;p&gt;What a &lt;i&gt;secret&lt;/i&gt; thing the water is! The roots go searching through the soil, but we cannot see them suck out the various gases or transmute the mineral into the vegetable; this work is done down in the dark. Our root is Christ Jesus, and our life is hidden in Him; this is the secret of the Lord. The source of the Christian life is as secret as the life itself.&lt;/p&gt;
  344. &lt;p&gt;How &lt;i&gt;permanently active&lt;/i&gt; is the water in the cedar! In the Christian the divine life is always full of energy—not always in fruit—bearing, but in inward operations. The believer’s &lt;i&gt;graces&lt;/i&gt; are not always constant motion, but his life never ceases to palpitate within. He is not always working for God, but his heart is always living in Him. As the water &lt;i&gt;reveals itself in producing the foliage and fruit of the tree&lt;/i&gt;, so with a truly healthy Christian, his grace is externally displayed in his walk and conversation. If you talk with him, he cannot help speaking about Jesus. If you notice his actions, you will see that he has been with Jesus. He is so full of Christ that He must fill his conduct and conversation.&lt;/p&gt;
  345.  
  346. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  347.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  348.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  349.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  350.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  351.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  352.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  353.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  354.  
  355. &lt;/p&gt;
  356. </description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/24/2025/</guid></item><item><title>Past, Present, Future
  357. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/23/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  358.  
  359. &lt;strong&gt;
  360. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/John%206:67/"&gt;
  361.  John 6:67
  362. &lt;/a&gt;
  363. &lt;/strong&gt;
  364.  
  365. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-23a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many have forsaken Christ and have walked no more with Him; but what reason do you have to make a change? Has there been any reason for it &lt;i&gt;in the past&lt;/i&gt;? Has Jesus not proved Himself all-sufficient? He asks you this morning, “Have I been a wilderness to you?” When your soul has simply trusted Jesus, have you ever been defeated? Have you not until now found your Lord to be a compassionate and generous friend to you, and has simple faith in Him not given you all the peace your spirit could desire? Can you even dream of a better friend than He has been to you? Then do not change the old and tried for the new and false.&lt;/p&gt;
  366. &lt;p&gt;As for &lt;i&gt;the present&lt;/i&gt;, can that compel you to leave Christ? When we are hard-pressed with this world or with the severer trials within the church, we find it a most blessed thing to rest our head upon the shoulder of our Savior. This is the joy we have today—that we are saved in Him; and if this joy is satisfying, why would we think of changing? Who trades gold for dross? We will not renounce the sun until we find a better light, nor leave our Lord until a brighter lover shall appear; and since this can never be, we will hold Him with an immortal grasp and bind His name as a seal upon our arm.&lt;/p&gt;
  367. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;As for the future&lt;/i&gt;, can you suggest anything that can arise that will render it necessary for you to mutiny or desert the old flag to serve under another captain? We think not. If life be long, He doesn’t change. If we are poor, what better than to have Christ who can make us rich? When we are sick, what more do we want than Jesus to comfort and to heal? When we die, is it not written that “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come . . . will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; And so we say with Peter, “Lord, to whom shall we go?”&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  368. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1) &lt;/sup&gt;Romans 8:38-39&lt;br&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2) &lt;/sup&gt;John 6:68&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  369.  
  370. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  371.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  372.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  373.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  374.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  375.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  376.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
  377.  Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
  378.  
  379. &lt;/p&gt;
  380. </description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0456</pubDate><guid>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/23/2025/</guid></item><item><title>The Body of Divinity in Miniature
  381. </title><link>https://www.truthforlife.org/devotionals/spurgeon/10/22/2025/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  382.  
  383. &lt;strong&gt;
  384. &lt;a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/bible/Hosea%2014:4/"&gt;
  385.  Hosea 14:4
  386. &lt;/a&gt;
  387. &lt;/strong&gt;
  388.  
  389. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.truthforlife.org/static/uploads/devotionals/dd_10-22a-.jpg" style="float: left"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This sentence is a body of divinity in miniature. Whoever grasps its meaning is a theologian, and whoever is able to dive into its fullness is a learned professor! It is a summary of the glorious message of salvation that was delivered to us in Christ Jesus our Redeemer.&lt;/p&gt;
  390. &lt;p&gt;The sense hinges upon the word “freely.” This is the glorious, the suitable, the divine way by which love streams from heaven to earth, a spontaneous love flowing out to those who neither deserved it, purchased it, nor sought after it. It is, indeed, the only way in which God can love such as we are.&lt;/p&gt;
  391. &lt;p&gt;The text is a death-blow to all sorts of fitness: “I will love them freely.”&lt;/p&gt;
  392. &lt;p&gt;Now, if there were any fitness necessary in us, then He would not love us freely; at least, this would be a hindrance and a drawback to the freeness of it. But it stands: “I will love them freely.”&lt;/p&gt;
  393. &lt;p&gt;We complain, “Lord, my heart is so hard.”&lt;/p&gt;
  394. &lt;p&gt;“I will love them &lt;i&gt;freely&lt;/i&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;
  395. &lt;p&gt;“But I do not feel my need of Christ as I ought to.”&lt;/p&gt;
  396. &lt;p&gt;“I will not love you because you feel your need; I will love you freely.”&lt;/p&gt;
  397. &lt;p&gt;“But I do not feel that softening of spirit that I should desire.”&lt;/p&gt;
  398. &lt;p&gt;Remember, the softening of spirit is not a condition, for there are no conditions; the covenant of grace has no conditionality whatever. So we without any fitness may rest upon the promise of God that was made to us in Christ Jesus when He said, “Whoever believes in him is not condemned.”&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; It is blessed to know that the grace of God is free to us at all times, without preparation, without fitness, without money, and without price!&lt;/p&gt;
  399. &lt;p&gt;“I will love them freely.” These words &lt;i&gt;invite apostates to return&lt;/i&gt;: Indeed, the text was specially written for such—“I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely.”&lt;/p&gt;
  400. &lt;p&gt;Apostate, surely the generosity of the promise will immediately break your heart, and you will return and seek your injured Father’s face.&lt;/p&gt;
  401. &lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1) &lt;/sup&gt;John 3:18&lt;/p&gt;
  402.  
  403. &lt;p class="devo_copyright"&gt;
  404.  Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by
  405.  C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c)
  406.  2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written
  407.  permission. Today’s Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne
  408.  Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission.
  409.  Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard
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