DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
O infinitely glorious Lord, to praise you is our delight. We never feel so blessed as when we are either at the foot of the cross, or at the foot of the throne, and we bless you that we know both places. We know not which of the two we can best adore. O blessed One, that ever you should come from heaven to earth to bleed and die! What can our hearts say? What can our souls render? Our eyes are better than our lips in this adoration, for we can weep to the praise of the mercy which we see in the bleeding Son of God; but still at the foot of the throne we would worship him who lives forever.
All glory be to our creator, preserver, redeemer, comforter. It is he who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. We would worship and bow down; we would kneel before the Lord our Maker, in the reverence of our hearts. All honor and glory and power and dominion be unto him who sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever!
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.” (Psalm 100:4)
He blessed you, bless him in return; bless his name, his character, his person. Whatever he does, be sure that you bless him for it: bless him when he takes away as well as when he gives; bless him as long as you live, under all circumstances; bless him in all his attributes, from whatever point of view you consider him.
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Preach the gospel to yourself (here’s how)
One of the ways we work to strengthen our faith is preaching the gospel to ourselves. We must constantly remind ourselves of the work that Christ has done to suffer, die, and rise again for sinners — for me. Spurgeon called those reminders “preaching the gospel to yourself.” This is an important discipline that we have to cultivate to stay rooted in God’s grace.
One tool to help you preach the gospel to yourself is Note to Self by Joe Thorn. This book contains 48 short devotions that are formatted as simple notes written for your own heart. Read them to yourself, preach them to yourself, knowing that you need these truths to live.
Note to Self is a great tool for remembering that your only hope is Christ, not your own works. I know these short devotions will encourage you and increase your love for him.