DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Blessed be your Name, ever-living God. Our neighbors die; friend after friend departs; few of us have not lost someone dear to us; but you abide the same, and of your years there is no end. We come to you.
You are this day as strong to deliver as in our fathers’ time; as true to your promise, and as mighty to perform your covenant as when you spoke to Abraham at Mamre, or worked mightily in the field of Zoan for the Children of Israel. You, O God, are forever strong and mighty. Never can your arm know palsy, nor can your brow decay.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)
It is well that there is one person who is the same. It is well that there is one stable rock amidst the changing billows of this sea of life; for how many and how grievous have been the changes of last year?
Your cups of sweetness have been dashed with draughts of gall; your golden harvests have had tares cast into the midst of them, and you have had to reap the noxious weed along with the precious grain. Your much fine gold has become dim, and your glory has departed; the sweet frames at the commencement of last year became bitter ones at the end. Your raptures and your ecstacies were turned into depression and forebodings. Alas! for our changes, and hallelujah to him that has no change.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Christ never changes (He’s still alive today)
Today’s prayer and verse of the day celebrated our unchanging God. It is wonderful to think that, in the midst of so much change, sorrow, and suffering in this world, Christ is the same.
Of course, we know mentally that Christ is alive today… but what is he doing? After Christ rose again, he ascended into heaven. And he is doing some astounding work there right now for your good.
To better understand what Christ has been doing since he rose from the dead, you should check out The Ascension of Christ by Patrick Schreiner. This book is an accessible introduction to an often-neglected doctrine.
I know that reading it will bring you a lot of joy as you reflect on Christ’s present ministry for you. Grab a copy and read it this summer.