Pray with Spurgeon: The Risen Savior: My Only Hope

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Lord, we begin again this morning by looking unto Jesus Christ anew—whatever may be our sin, whatever your pure and holy eye can see amiss in us, which we cannot see: we desire to come to Jesus as sinners, guilty, lost, ruined by nature, and again to give the faith look, and to behold him hanging on the cross for us.

You know with what heartiness and depths of truthfulness, we can say, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.” We again declare that all our hope is centered in the atoning Sacrifice, and in the risen Savior, who has gone into the glory as the testimony of our justification, and of our acceptance in him.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“When the Counselor comes, the one I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.” (John 15:26)

By this mark you may know whether that which has been taught you is of the Spirit of God. If it does not testify of Christ, if he is not the head and front of it all, there is nothing in it for you to accept. If any man comes to you with what he calls a revelation, if it is not all concerning Christ, by this shall you judge it; it is not of the Spirit of God if it does not testify of Christ.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

What’s so amazing about grace?

Today, we prayed, confessing that our only hope is in Jesus and his resurrection. And, as we saw in God’s Word, we need Jesus, not any other message.

We really do need to re-ground ourselves in the stunning message of God’s glorious goodness and amazing grace every day. This will keep us humble as we remember that Jesus’ resurrection (not our own goodness) is our only hope.

One book that has been so incredible helpful to me in this area, helping me cultivate enjoyment of God’s grace is By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me by Sinclair Ferguson. This book is a great devotional, with each chapter focusing on a different aspect of God’s amazing grace.

I can’t think of a better topic to study and consider this summer than God’s amazing grace. You will walk away from this book singing with joy at the wonders of God’s grace. I hope you’ll buy a copy today.

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