DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Oh, good God, blessed God, we would sit down before you in silence and wait awhile, for our words, when we do use them, are totally inadequate to the expression of what we feel, much more of what we ought to feel concerning your goodness and your loving-kindness; yet we will bless your name, with such language as we have.
Lord, our God, let others worship whom they will, and seek after what object of love they please, this God is our God forever and ever, he shall be our guide even unto death. Father, Son, and Spirit, the Triune God of Israel, we express most solemnly the reverence we feel for you; and render to you our humble adoration, as we acknowledge you to be the One and only God, by whom the heavens and the earth were made, by whom all things exist—the Redeemer of your people, their Father and their Friend, forever and ever! All our hearts worship you, oh glorious Lord!
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us—not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy—through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” (Titus 1:3–4)
How sweet it is to behold the Savior communing with his own beloved people! There can be nothing more delightful than, by the Divine Spirit, to be led into this fertile field of delight. Let the mind for an instant consider the history of the Redeemer’s love, and a thousand enchanting acts of affection will suggest themselves, all of which have had for their design the weaving of the heart into Christ, and the intertwisting of the thoughts and emotions of the renewed soul with the mind of Jesus.
When we meditate upon this amazing love, and behold the all-glorious Kinsman of the Church endowing her with all his ancient wealth, our souls may well faint for joy. Who is he that can endure such a weight of love?
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Find great joy in our great God
Today we prayed and read about God’s beautiful, unfailing, unstoppable love. To enjoy this love is the point of the Christian life. That’s why God created you: to know him and enjoy him forever.
If you want to learn more about what it actually looks like to enjoy God in your every day life, I want to to recommend Desiring God by John Piper. This book is an incredible explanation of how God invites us to know him for our joy. This book will leave you amazed at God’s glory, and thoroughly, unshakeable happy in God.
This is a great book to read slowly throughout the rest of this summer. I hope you’ll grab a copy and enjoy it — I know you’ll be blessed by it.