DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Revive the church of God in every place, we ask you. Let the kingdom of Jesus Christ spread in all countries. Let your kingdom come, great God, yes, let it come speedily. It does not trouble us to think that Christ shall come; it is indeed our joy. Make no tarrying, oh our Lord! But, meanwhile make us watchful, earnest, active; and may we be as good servants, who are ready for action with trimmed lamps. May we wait for the Master until he comes.
Now give a blessing this morning: we come back to that prayer of ours—a blessing to each one. Bless me, even me, also, O my Father! The prayer is offered in the name of Jesus Christ the Mediator.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
““Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.” (Matthew 24:36)
Some would-be prophets have wrested this verse from its evident meaning by saying, “Though we do not know the day and the hour of Christ’s coming, we may know the year, the month, and even the week.” If this method of treating the words of Jesus is not blasphemous, it is certainly foolish, and betrays disloyalty to the King.
We need not therefore be troubled by idle prophecies of hair-brained fanatics, even if they claim to interpret the Scriptures; for what the angels do not know has not been revealed to them. It is enough for us to know that he will surely come; our great concern should be to be ready for his appearing whenever he shall return.
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