DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Gracious God, preserved by your goodness, we are permitted to come to you in prayer. We delight to find ourselves in the place where prayer is to be made, and we humbly hope that this day our supplications will be heard in heaven. Let our praise be accepted at the Throne, and that there will be for each of us a portion of meat in due season. Oh for the rainfall of the Holy Spirit upon every plant of the Lord’s right-hand planting. Let every soul be nourished today. As trees planted in the courts of the Lord, so may we flourish and bring forth fruit.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” (Psalm 1:3)
The man who delights in God’s Word, being taught by it, brings forth patience in the time of suffering, faith in the day of trial, and holy joy in the hour of prosperity. Fruitfulness is an essential quality of a gracious man, and that fruitfulness should be seasonable.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Finding peace in the Prince of Peace
We live in a broken, sin-cursed, fallen world. We desperately need the Prince of Peace to come and redeem us, to make his blessing known as far as the curse is found.
In our salvation, this cosmic redemption is already breaking in. Christ is already at work in our hearts to free us from the curse of sin and death.
Life in this fallen world is full of many things to be afraid of, but recognizing the good presence of Christ with us gives us the power to choose faith over fear.
That’s the message of Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves by Trillia Newbell. In this book, Newbell addresses a variety of common fears, and shows how the truth of God’s Word and the power of the gospel can help us overcome those fears with faith.
This book will encourage you, boost your confidence in God, and help you walk with faith every day. I hope you’ll grab a copy today and read it this summer.