DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Oh may this prayer be living worship this morning, the bowing not of heads alone, but of hearts, and the closing not alone of the eyes to things that can be seen, but the closing of the eyelids of the thought to everything worldly. O Lord, imprison us in the grave of Christ today, that within those sacred walls we may find a chamber where our Lord shall reveal himself to us, as he does not reveal himself to the world (John 14:22).
You are a spring shut up, a fountain sealed, O Christ, to us, and we would be such for you; a garden enclosed for our Beloved, wherein he may take his delights. Our soul shall sing for joy, “I am my love’s and my love is mine; he feeds among the lilies” (Song of Solomon 6:3).
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.” (John 14:27)
Christian joy does not come from what we have, nor does sorrow come from what we lack. Our happiness does not come from the world, and neither does our depression—that is, if we live near to God. Our sorrows usually spring out of ourselves, and when self is conquered, sorrow is, to a great extent, banished from the human heart. We must get rid of this rebellion against the Most High, or else our hearts will continue to be troubled.
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