DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We now commit ourselves again to your keeping, O faithful Creator; to your keeping, O Savior of the pierced hand; to your keeping, O eternal Spirit, who is able to keep us from falling, and to sanctify us wholly that we may be made to stand among the saints in light.
O God, we can trust you, and we do. Our faith has gathered strength by the progress of years. Each following birthday, we trust, confirms us in the fact that to rely upon God is our happiness and our strength, and we will do so, though the earth be removed and the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. We will not fear, since God abides fast forever, and his covenant cannot fail.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“May the LORD bless you and protect you;” (Numbers 6:24)
The happy God would have us happy in the enjoyment of his blessing. Our God has appointed one above all others to bless his people, even our great high priest, the Lord Jesus Christ. He began his ministry with the Sermon on the Mount and with the word “blessed.” His whole life was a stream of blessing, for “he went about doing good” (Acts 10:38).
When he rose to heaven, having completed his ministry, it was as he lifted up his hands and blessed them. When he returns, he will bring blessings with him, even gifts for people. In the name of the triune God, the Lord Jesus, from the highest glory, effectually blesses us today.
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