DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
O our gracious Friend and Father, we bless you, then, with all our hearts for the trials you have given us, and for the mercies with which you are pleased to sweeten them. Oh how good you have been to us, your people. In old eternity you did ascribe our names in the Book of Life.
In the fullness of time, you gave your Darling from your bosom, that he might be offered up a sacrifice for us, and then when the full time was come, you did call us by your grace from wandering in the ways of sin unto the paths of righteousness. You did take us out of the horrible pit, and out of the miry clay. You did set our feet upon a rock, and did establish all our goings. Therefore we will praise the God of grace.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“But whoever listens to me will live securely and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.” (Proverbs 1:33)
Whatever comes upon the earth, you, beneath the broad wings of the Lord, shall be secure. Stay yourself upon his promise; rest in his faithfulness, and bid defiance to the blackest future, for there is nothing in it dangerous for you. Your sole concern should be to show forth to the world the blessedness of hearkening to the voice of wisdom.
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Trust in God’s preserving, purifying power through all of your suffering
Today’s verse of the day commentary reflected on the fake that we can trust God through ANY trial, because he has promised to preserve his people. God is at work in your suffering to preserve you and to purify you.
This was one of the major themes in Spurgeon’s teaching on suffering, but it was not all he had to say on the topic. Spurgeon learned supernatural wisdom from God’s Word and from his own pain on how to address our suffering in a God-glorifying, hopeful way.
Spurgeon’s teaching on suffering is very useful, so I compiled a brief collection of it in a short book, Spurgeon on Suffering. This book contains 12 classic sermons from Spurgeon on suffering, pain, and God’s grace through it all.
I hope you’ll buy a copy today, and I hope it will bless you.
(As a side note, purchasing a copy is a great way to support this ministry so that I can continue to send this daily newsletter!)
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