DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
You see here many that love you—may we love you more! You see many that live by the life of God—oh, life of God, live in us to the full! You see also, we fear, some that are declining from your ways, in whom grace is but a flickering light.
Lord, trim the lamps; bring back the wanderers; for there is no joy but in God. And perhaps, nay, we fear it must be so, that you see ungodly ones, careless and indifferent. Oh, sword of the Lord, pierce them through, that carelessness may be slain, that their souls may live.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)
A sword with two edges has no blunt side; it cuts both this way and that. The Word of God is edge all over. It is alive in every part, and in every part keen to cut the conscience and wound the heart. Depend on it: not a verse in the Bible is superfluous or a chapter that is useless.
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God’s grace will grow you. Here’s a practical guide.
Today we prayed that God would make us more like himself — that we would live as his children instead of children of the devil. This is our goal, to know our Father and become more like him every day. And the reason we pray for this, is because we can’t grow in godliness without God’s help.
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