Spurgeon on digging trenches and expecting divine blessings
June 14, 2026
From C. H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening:
Category: Devotionals/Commentaries
A battlefield transmitter for staying in touch with the General
June 13, 2026
John Piper on today’s passage, Ephesians 6:10-24, “The Weapon Serves the Wielding Power”-: …I have been impressed more than ever before that God has given us prayer not as an intercom for increased convenience in our secluded cottages, but as a walkie-talkie connecting the general’s headquarters with the transportation line and the field hospital and … More A battlefield transmitter for staying in touch with the General
Religious knowledge vs true faith
June 13, 2026
And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” — Luke 4:33-34 J.C. Ryle with … More Religious knowledge vs true faith
Sweet Word; sour sin
June 13, 2026
Continuing in Psalm 119, today we read 119:97-104, here is encouragement from Sam Storms, in a commentary on Psalm 119, Part 8: We find in God’s Word the only reliable remedy against the impulses of the flesh and the temptations of the world (see vv. 9, 11, 36, 37, 104, 105). Only when God’s ways … More Sweet Word; sour sin
“By the mercy of God”
June 13, 2026
And it came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled … More “By the mercy of God”
Show your children something great to live for
June 12, 2026
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. —Ephesians 6:4 (read verses 1-9 today) John Piper on “Raising Children Who Hope in the Triumph of God” Paul says, “Don’t provoke your children to anger.” What does he mean? He doesn’t mean don’t cross … More Show your children something great to live for
Kingdom promises: already/not yet
June 12, 2026
Today we read Luke 4:13-30. Here are helpful comments from Pastor Coty Pinckney in a sermon, “The King and His Kingdom” comments:
Blessings of ingesting God’s Word
June 12, 2026
As we continue in our reading of Psalm 119, here is Part 7 of Sam Storms’ commentary on Psalm 119:
Does God always operate in thunder and in lightning and in power?
June 12, 2026
And a great and strong wind was rending the mountain and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire [or lightning], but the Lord was not … More Does God always operate in thunder and in lightning and in power?
Marriage: Imaging Christ and His Church
June 11, 2026
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be … More Marriage: Imaging Christ and His Church
