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 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: September 13th Morning “One thing I know.” John 9:24-41 John 9:24 Smooth words, but full of malice; they did not, however, deceive the resolute man to whom they were spoken. John 9:25 That was enough for him, and he could not be beaten out of it. Surely the man who had opened eyes which had never seen the light before could not be a guilty person. John 9:26 , John 9:27 He turned from his defensive position and warmly assailed his questioners. They were so determined to cavil that he refused to go over his story again. John 9:30-33 This was splendid reasoning. The man’s eyes were opened in more senses than one. John 9:34 Railing and persecution are the old arguments of those who are silenced, but refuse to be convinced. We must expect such things just in proportion as our enemies feel the power of our words. John 9:35 Happy is it for us that Jesus is sure to come to us when we are cast out by men for his sake. John 9:...

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for September 13 “Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you” (1 Peter 4:12) Most persons after a step of faith are looking for sunny skies and unruffled seas, and when they meet a storm and tempest they are filled with astonishment and perplexity. But this is just what we must expect to meet if we have received anything of the Lord. The best token of His presence is the adversary’s defiance, and the more real our blessing, the more certainly it will be challenged. It is a good thing to go out looking for the worst, and if it comes we are not surprised; while if our path be smooth and our way be unopposed, it is all the more delightful, because it comes as a glad surprise. But let us quite understand what we mean by temptation. You, especially, who have stepped out with the assurance that you have died to self and sin, may be greatly amazed to find yourself assailed with a tempest of thoughts and feelings that seem to com...

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for September 13 “The Dew of Heaven ”  - Deuteronomy 33:28 What the dew in the East is to the world of nature, that is the influence of the Spirit in the realm of grace. How greatly do I need it! Without the Spirit of God I am a dry and withered thing. I droop, I fade, I die. How sweetly does this dew refresh me! When once favored with it I feel happy, lively, vigorous, elevated. I want nothing more. The Holy Spirit brings me life and all that life requires. All else without the dew of the Spirit is less than nothing to me: I hear, I read, I pray, I sing, I go to the table of Communion, and I find no blessing there until the Holy Ghost visits me. But when He bedews me, every means of grace is sweet and profitable.  What a promise is this for me! "His heavens shall drop down dew." I shall be visited with grace. I shall not be left to my natural drought, or to the world’s burning heat, or to the sirocco of sat...

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 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for September 13 Tozer in the Morning Crossless Chrisianity About 300 B.C. a Greek king named Pyrrhus fought a battle with the Romans at Heraclea. Pyrrhus won the battle but in doing so he suffered such appalling losses as to more than offset his gains. Thus a victory that costs too much is often called a Pyrrhic victory. For years I have watched misled Christians in their unholy effort to make friends with the enemy and to render the cross socially acceptable. A few prophets have written and preached against this outrageous sellout, but their words have gone unheeded. The leadership of the popular Christian movements has been and still is in the hands of persons who are blind to the meaning of the cross. That darkness and light cannot mingle never so much as occurs to them. They are busily engaged copying the world and trying to be like it as far as they dare. To be a Christian one need only "accept" Christ. That brings "p...

 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 13th September 2026 September 13 Esther 6:1-3 1That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. 2It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 3"What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered. The queen took the chance and entered to speak to the king. He extended his scepter, which meant she could have an audience and not die. Instead of telling all, she asked the king and Haman (see September 12) to a banquet. As Haman left he saw Mordecai in sackcloth, still refusing to bow to him. Haman asked his relatives what to do, and they suggested a building a gallow and asking for the king's permission to hang Mordecai on it. The hand ...

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