DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We confess our many sins, with great self abhorrence and detestation of them. The Lord be pleased to forgive his servants in this thing, and let us each this morning feel the application of the precious “blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel” (Hebrews 12:24).
May every child of God know now, that he is clean through the washing of the blood. Oh, that we might be certain that no guilt is recorded against us now, for it is blotted out for ever and the record is destroyed. Being justified by faith may we have peace, deep, lasting peace with God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
You have come “to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.” (Hebrews 12:24)
The blood of Jesus is the life of all vital godliness. If you have truly come to Jesus, we know how you came—the Holy Spirit sweetly brought you there. You came to the blood of sprinkling with no merits of your own. Guilty, lost, and helpless, you came to take that blood, and that blood alone, as your everlasting hope.
You came to the cross of Christ, with a trembling and an aching heart; and what a precious sound it was to you to hear the voice of the blood of Jesus! The dropping of his blood is as the music of heaven to the penitent sons of earth. We are full of sin, but the Savior bids us lift our eyes to him, and as we gaze upon his streaming wounds, each drop of blood, as it falls, cries, “It is finished; I have made an end of sin; I have brought in everlasting righteousness” (Daniel 9:24).
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
A devotional to help you run from sin and cling to Christ
Today we prayed that God would help us know that we are forgiven of our sin by the great mercy of Christ. God loves to answer this prayer for assurance, and he usually does it through the promises of his Word.
One resource that’s been helpful as I’ve studied God’s Word and his promise of forgiveness is Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy by Paul Tripp. This book features 52 short devotionals (one for every week of the year) on Psalm 51. This is an incredible resource to help you remember the horrors of your sin and the wonders of God’s amazing grace.
You could read the book over the next few months with just five minutes a day, or read one devotional each week for the next year. I can’t think of a better way to spend your time than reflecting on God’s mercy towards broken sinners like us.
I hope you’ll buy a copy and enjoy mediating on God’s unending mercy with me.