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Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 16th

 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 16th Morning “Behold the Lamb of God.” John 1:19-42 While Jesus was absent, John continued his ministry as before. John 1:19-21 He was not literally Elias, nor any other departed prophet. The Jews did not see the true import of the promises which foretold the coming of the Messiah’s forerunner, but vainly expected Elijah to return in person. John 1:23 Jesus is the Word, John only the voice declaring the word. John 1:24 For Sadducees in their unbelief would have taken no interest in such things. John 1:26 , John 1:27 So did he honour his Lord that he felt unworthy to perform the menial service of unloosing and carrying his shoes. To do anything for Jesus is a great honour. John 1:28 , John 1:29 This was a true gospel note. Jesus is the great victim sacrificed for human guilt, not a lamb but the Lamb, and the Lamb of God ”God-ordained, God-given, God-accepted.” The sin of the world is viewed as one huge burden w...

Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for August 16

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for August 16 “Uncover and Confess Sin ”  - Proverbs 28:13 Here is the way of mercy for a guilty and repenting sinner. He must cease from the habit of covering sin. This is attempted by falsehood, which denies sin; by hypocrisy, which conceals it; by boasting, which justifies it; and by loud profession, which tries to make amends for it.  The sinner’s business is to confess and forsake. The two must go together. Confession must be honestly made to the LORD Himself, and it must include within itself acknowledgment of the wrong, sense of its evil, and abhorrence of it. We must not throw the fault upon others, nor blame circumstances, nor plead natural weakness. We must make a clean breast of it and plead guilty to the indictment. There can be no mercy till this is done.  Furthermore, we must forsake the evil; having owned our fault, we must disown all present and future intent to abide in it. We cannot remain in rebell...

Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for August 16

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for August 16 “I am with you alway” (Matthew 28:20) Oh, how it helps and comforts us in the plod of life to know that we have with us the Christ who spent the first thirty years of His life in the carpenter shop at Nazareth, swinging the hammer, covered with sweat and grimy dust, physically weary as we often are, and able to understand all our experiences of drudgery and labor! and One who still loves to share our common tasks and equip us for our difficult undertakings of hand and brain! Yes, humble sister, He will help you at the washboard and the kitchen-sink as gladly as at the hour of prayer. Yes, busy mechanic, He will go with you and help you to swing the hammer, or handle the saw, or hold the plow in the toil of life, and you shall be a better mechanic, a more skilled workman, and a more successful man, because you take His wisdom for the common affairs of life. There is no place or time where He is not able and willing to walk by our sid...

Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for August 16

 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for August 16 Tozer in the Morning Avoiding Spiritual Deformity There are areas in our lives where in our effort to be right we may go wrong, so wrong as to lead to spiritual deformity. To be specific let me name a few: 1. When in our determination to be bold we become brazen. Courage and meekness are compatible qualities: both were found in perfect proportion in Christ and both shone in beauty in His conflict with His enemies. Peter before the Sanhedrin and Paul before Agrippa demonstrated both qualities, though on another occasion when Paul's boldness temporarily lost its charity and became carnal he said to the high priest, "God shall smite thee, thou whited wall." It is to the credit of the apostle that when he saw what he had done he immediately apologized (Acts 25:1-5). 2. When in our desire to be frank we become rude. Candor without rudeness was always found in the man Christ Jesus. The Christian who boasts that he al...

Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 16th August 2026

 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 16th August 2026 August 16 2 Chronicles 25:7-9 7But a man of God came to him and said, "O king, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the LORD is not with Israel-not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow." 9Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?" The man of God replied, "The LORD can give you much more than that." Amaziah, son of Joash, began to reign at the age of 25. At first he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with all his heart. He mustered the troops to battle against Edom. The forces were only a third of what they once were when godly kings reigned. He hired another 100,000 soldiers from Israel as mercenaries. Then a prophet of God came with the warning that is the text for today. "If y...

Finding God in Nature | Daily Devotional | IFCJ

Finding God in Nature | Daily Devotional | IFCJ

It’s Time to Face the Truth - Insight for Living UK

It’s Time to Face the Truth - Insight for Living UK

"The Power of an Encouraging Word" — Proverbs 12:25 (Together in Christ)

"The Power of an Encouraging Word" — Proverbs 12:25 (Together in Christ)

'The Powerful Spirit of God is in You' — 1 John 4:4-5 NLT (Spiritual Warfare)

'The Powerful Spirit of God is in You' — 1 John 4:4-5 NLT (Spiritual Warfare)

"A Promise for the Nations" — John 11:51-53 (What Jesus Did!)

"A Promise for the Nations" — John 11:51-53 (What Jesus Did!)