Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, July 26

"Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge, etc." 2 Peter 1:5, 6

If thou wouldest enjoy the eminent grace of the full assurance of faith, under the blessed Spirit's influence, and assistance, do what the Scripture tells thee, "Give diligence." Take care that thy faith is of the right kind- that it is not a mere belief of doctrine, but a simple faith, depending on Christ, and on Christ alone. Give diligent heed to thy courage. Plead with God that He would give thee the face of a lion, that thou mayest, with a consciousness of right, go on boldly. Study well the Scriptures, and get knowledge"; for a knowledge of doctrine will tend very much to confirm faith. Try to understand God's Word; let it dwell in thy heart richly.

When thou hast done this, "Add to thy knowledge temperance." Take heed to thy body: be temperate without. Take heed to thy soul: be temperate within. Get temperance of lip, life, heart, and thought. Add to this, by God's Holy Spirit, patience"; ask Him to give thee that patience which endureth affliction, which, when it is tried, shall come forth as gold. Array yourself with patience, that you may not murmur nor be depressed in your afflictions. When that grace is won look to godliness. Godliness is something more than religion. Make God's glory your object in life; live in His sight; dwell close to Him; seek for fellowship with Him; and thou hast "godliness"; and to that add brotherly love. Have a love to all the saints: and add to that a charity, which openeth its arms to all men, and loves their souls. When you are adorned with these jewels, and just in proportion as you practise these heavenly virtues, will you come to know by clearest evidence "your calling and election." "Give diligence," if you would get assurance, for lukewarmness and doubting very naturally go hand in hand.

https://babylonbee.com/news/the-babylon-bee-presents-an-exclusive-excerpt-from-joe-bidens-memoir

Does this sound like an intelligent person holding a critical position should sound like?



Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is “having a meltdown” as she realizes she’ll lose to military vet Sholdon Daniels in 2026. Her claims of gerrymandering are nothing but projection—something Democrats have done for decades.

Crockett: "Bunch of bullsh*t. But hey, this is what we know the Republicans are good at. If there is one thing they're good at, they're good at cheating and they're good at bullsh**ing people, right? So that's exactly what we're going through right now. They have decided that they are losers, and we understand why. And so, with these loser policies, they have a loser mentality, so they have decided that if you can't win, cheat. Yeah, that's where we are."

"That's—I got to talk to Beto O'Rourke yesterday, and that's what he said. He said, 'Boy, when the white boy is calling y'all sore losers, then I know we got a problem.' Yeah, 'cause even he was like, he said, 'Yeah, they're just cheating, that's what they're doing.' And it's because they know they can't win on policies, because all of this stuff is unpopular, what they've been doing."

"No one's above the law"

https://thepostmillennial.com/california-medical-staffers-charged-after-attacking-ice-officer-during-illegal-immigrant-arrest