DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Remember with the churches of our Lord Jesus Christ. Revive your work in the midst of the years. Wherever and by whoever your cross is lifted up, there let the energy of the Spirit be found, and there let sinners believe and live, and let your saints be comforted.
O Father, remember those people we know who are not yet converted to God. O Spirit of God, go forth into their hearts to slay, and like healing balm, make them whole; wound and heal, for you must do both. You great Omega of our souls, be the Alpha to their souls. You who will complete, begin. Mighty Finisher, be the Author. May some man be led to feel that he can go no farther. May some sinner be brought this very morning to a dead pause. May he stand still and say: “This will not do! I must reverse my course; no longer will I live for the world. Now will I live unto him.”
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.” (Ezekiel 3:17)
If we would be found really useful and serviceable for our Lord and Master, the ear is to be disciplined. To train the tongue we must begin with the ear. No one is fit to command who has not first learned to obey, and assuredly no one is qualified to teach who has not first of all found pleasure in learning. We must be a disciple and sit at the Master’s feet before we can become an apostle and go forth to speak in the Master’s name.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
A resource to help you share your faith (AND help others too!)
Today we prayed that God would save the non-Christians that we know. We cannot save our friends, but we CAN bring the Word of God to them.
Evangelism can be daunting for some, but it doesn’t have to be complicated! The most effective thing you can do with a non-Christian friend is to read the Bible together.
And to help you do that, I’ve created a new resource, Know Jesus. This is a simple, easy-to-use Bible study. It’s designed for a Christian to take a non-Christian through 15 passages in Mark’s Gospel.
I worked really hard to create a resource that was as easy-to-use as possible, because we are called to share Christ with others.
The best part: 100% of the profits from this book are given to purchase copies for evangelism in Washington, DC, where I live and minister. (One copy purchased = one copy for a non-Christian in the nation’s capital).
So I hope you’ll buy two copies (one for you and one for a non-Christian friend) and start a late-summer Bible study with someone that you know.