DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Hear us again while we cry to you. Our chief desire is for your cause in the earth. We are often very heavy about it. The days seem to us to be neither dark nor light, but mingled; oh that the element of light might overcome the darkness!
We do pray, raise up in these days a race of men that shall know the gospel and hold it fast. We do feel that we have so much superficial religion, so much profession without true possession to back it up. Oh, Lord, may our churches be built with precious stones, and not with wood, hay, and stubble. May we ourselves so know the gospel that no one can beat us out of it; may we so hold it, that our faces shall be like flints against the errors of the age; so practice it, that our lives shall be an argument that none can answer, for the power of the gospel of Jesus.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.” (John 1:5)
The light of Christ shone many times amid the darkness that enshrouded the world before his coming to live here in the flesh, yet comparatively few recognized that light, and rejoiced in it. Christ’s light shines more brightly now, but the dark, benighted soul of man perceives not the brightness of our spiritual Lord until the Holy Spirit works the mighty miracle of regeneration, and so gives sight to those who have been blind.
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Encouragement to build gospel-centered, darkness-defeating churches
Today we prayed for a generation who will “know the gospel and hold it fast,” so that our churches are built with the truth of God’s Word, rather than worldly ideas. This is a great thing to pray for your pastor — that he would know and hold fast to God’s truth.
Spurgeon knew that God’s plan for reaching the world was healthy churches led by healthy pastors and he loved any opportunity he had to invest in ministers of the gospel.
In that spirit, I recently started a new weekly newsletter called The Pastor’s Note. Every Thursday I send out a short note from Spurgeon about the challenges of ministry and the power of God. This newsletter is designed specifically for pastors, to encourage them in the crucial work God has for them.
If you’re a pastor, click here subscribe to The Pastor’s Note.
If you’re not a pastor, send this link to your pastors. They will thank you later (trust me).