DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We bless you on the behalf of the much tried among your children. They went through fire and through water; men did go over their heads, yet you have preserved them. Their hope seemed to wither like the fading leaf and the summer of their joy turned into a bleak winter of adversity, yet the spring time has come to them, and the time of the singing of birds; yes, they begin to pluck their first ripe fruits, and they joy and exult in the Lord.
O Lord, we praise you for keeping alive a testimony for the truth in the land. There have been dark and evil days, and some that professed to be your servants have turned traitors to the gospel; yet still you have heard the cry of the faithful, and the candle is not put out, neither has the sun gone down; but even unto this day the Lord, the God of Israel reigns in the midst of his people, and his saints exult in His name.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.” (Psalm 80:18)
It is in Christ that we abide faithful, because he lives we live also. There is no hope of our perseverance apart from him. If the Lord gives life out of death, his praise is sure to follow. The Lord Jesus is such a leader, that in him is life, and the life is the light of men. He is our life. When he visits our souls anew we shall be revived, and our praise shall ascend unto the name of the Triune God.
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Today we prayed a prayer of thankfulness that God has preserved suffering Christians through their trials. This is the foundation of our hope, that God is holding onto us, equipping us to hold onto him. From the beginning to the end, he is our Savior.
Many faithful Christians are living in a state of constant fear, worrying about whether or not they’re really saved. Friend, if this is you, know that this is not God’s design for your life. God wants you to walk confident in your eternal security, not because of your own goodness, but because of Christ’s grace.
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