DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Our next prayer is that others may be found by Christ, and forgiven, and washed, and made white, and may become the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. O Lord, save the millions of our race. The whole world still lies in the wicked one; comparatively, the light has fallen upon few.
O Lord, grant that the Kingdom of Christ may be extended, and the first grey beams of light that denote the morning sun be followed by the glorious noontide. Oh, that the morning might chase away the long dark ages of the world. The Lord grant power to his gospel, in our own country, in this our own city, too.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Now what will you gain by traveling along the way to Egypt to drink the water of the Nile? What will you gain by traveling along the way to Assyria to drink the water of the Euphrates?” (Jeremiah 2:18)
Those who are trying to find pleasure in the world, who are going to the resorts of sin to seek amusement, why are they drinking the muddy waters of sinful pleasure and beginning to like the taste of it? It will never do! What they dream of as pleasure will prove to be their plague.
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A resource to help you share your faith (AND help others too!)
Today we prayed that God would extend his kingdom as people come to know Christ. The incredible thing is, we get to be a part of this!
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.
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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.
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So I hope you’ll buy two copies (one for you and one for a non-Christian friend) and start a fall Bible study with someone that you know.