This is the final newsletter for the week (we’ll be back on Monday.)
Thanks to the Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon series for sponsoring the newsletter this month. This ministry would not be possible without their support.
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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord, we yield up to your sovereignty all that we are, and all that we have. Do as you will with us. Whenever our wishes grow into willings, and our willings become obtrusive fault-findings with your providence; have mercy upon your servants in this thing, and take away from us the evil heart of unbelief that dares to question you. Be this the finale of our every prayer, “Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39), and be this the great pleading of our heart every day, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Going a little farther, he fell facedown and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.’” (Matthew 26:39)
Christ was not afraid to die. What was it, then, that made that cup so terrible? After dwelling in the love of God from all eternity, he was, in a few hours, to bear the punishment of man’s sin. Jesus was to be made sin for us. He was to come under the curse for us. He was to feel the Father’s wrath on account of human guilt, and his whole nature—not only his flesh but his whole being—shrank from that fearful ordeal. He could not tell what that cup of wrath must contain.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Solid Truths to Boost Your Faith in God
Today we prayed that God would increase our faith and remove our unbelief. Many people act as if the only way to remove doubt and increase faith is by simply ignoring the genuine questions that we have about Christ or the Bible.
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If you read this book, I am confident that it will increase your faith and equip you to better defend Christianity to others.
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