Morning and Evening Devotional with C.H. Spurgeon – June 6, 2026

Morning Devotional for June 6, 2026

“Behold, I am vile.” — Job 40:4

One cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not come to God because you are vile. Now, there is not a saint living on earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job, and Isaiah, and Paul were all obliged to say “I am vile,” oh, poor sinner, wilt thou be ashamed to join in the same confession? If divine grace does not eradicate all sin from the believer, how dost thou hope to do it thyself? and if God loves his people while they are yet vile, dost thou think thy vileness will prevent his loving thee? Believe on Jesus, thou outcast of the world’s society! Jesus calls thee, and such as thou art. “Not the righteous, not the righteous; Sinners, Jesus came to call.” Even now say, “Thou hast died for sinners; I am a sinner, Lord Jesus, sprinkle thy blood on me;” if thou wilt confess thy sin thou shalt find pardon. If, now, with all thy heart, thou wilt say, “I am vile, wash me,” thou shalt be washed now. If the Holy Spirit shall enable thee from thy heart to cry “Just as I am, without one plea But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd’st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come!” thou shalt rise from reading this morning’s portion with all thy sins pardoned; and though thou didst wake this morning with every sin that man hath ever committed on thy head, thou shalt rest tonight accepted in the Beloved; though once degraded with the rags of sin, thou shalt be adorned with a robe of righteousness, and appear white as the angels are. For “now,” mark it, “Now is the accepted time.” If thou “believest on him who justifieth the ungodly thou art saved.” Oh! may the Holy Spirit give thee saving faith in him who receives the vilest.

Morning Reflection

Beloved, the vilest sinner is not beyond the reach of Christ. The same grace that saved Job, Isaiah, and Paul is available to you today. Do not let your sense of unworthiness keep you from the Savior — He came precisely for those who know they are vile. Come to Him just as you are.

Morning Nectared Goad

Jesus receives the vilest. That includes you. Come. 🛡️

Evening Devotional for June 6, 2026

“Are they Israelites? so am I.” — 2 Corinthians 11:22

We have here a personal claim, and one that needs proof. The apostle knew that his claim was indisputable, but there are many persons who have no right to the title who yet claim to belong to the Israel of God. If we are with confidence declaring, “So am I also an Israelite,” let us only say it after having searched our heart as in the presence of God. But if we can give proof that we are following Jesus, if we can from the heart say, “I trust him wholly, trust him only, trust him simply, trust him now, and trust him ever,” then the position which the saints of God hold belongs to us—all their enjoyments are our possessions; we may be the very least in Israel, “less than the least of all saints,” yet since the mercies of God belong to the saints as saints, and not as advanced saints, or well-taught saints, we may put in our plea, and say, “Are they Israelites? so am I; therefore the promises are mine, grace is mine, glory will be mine.” The claim, rightfully made, is one which will yield untold comfort. When God’s people are rejoicing that they are his, what a happiness if they can say, “So am I !” When they speak of being pardoned, and justified, and accepted in the Beloved, how joyful to respond, “Through the grace of God, so am I.” But this claim not only has its enjoyments and privileges, but also its conditions and duties. We must share with God’s people in cloud as well as in sunshine. When we hear them spoken of with contempt and ridicule for being Christians, we must come boldly forward and say, “So am I.” When we see them working for Christ, giving their time, their talent, their whole heart to Jesus, we must be able to say, “So do I.” O let us prove our gratitude by our devotion, and live as those who, having claimed a privilege, are willing to take the responsibility connected with it.

Evening Reflection

The claim “So am I” is both a comfort and a call to courage. If we belong to Christ, we must be willing to stand with His people in every circumstance — in joy and in reproach. The Spirit who gives us the right to say “So am I” also gives us the strength to live it out.

Evening Nectared Goad

If you are Christ’s, say it boldly: “So am I.” Then live like it. 🛡️

Tie-In

From the vilest sinner welcomed by grace to the bold confession of belonging to the Israel of God — the same Lord who receives the unworthy also claims us as His own. The Spirit who draws the sinner to Christ also empowers the saint to stand with Christ’s people. This is the full arc of grace: received when vile, and marked as His forever.

Valley of Vision Prayer

“Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights… Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the valley is the place of vision. Let me find Thy light in my darkness, Thy life in my death, Thy joy in my sorrow, Thy grace in my sin, Thy riches in my poverty, Thy life in my death.” (adapted from “The Valley of Vision”)