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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Our dear Redeemer, we have read of your weeping at the grave of Lazarus. We have been made to feel how near you are to us. You are no stranger; you are no great noble set high above us, ashamed of us; you are not ashamed to call us brothers. And we have said in our hearts, “Have I ever been ashamed to own him in any company?” We are ashamed to think that ever the bare idea of being ashamed of Christ should have crossed our spirits. We are nothing, you are everything.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Others sat in darkness and gloom— prisoners in cruel chains— because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the counsel of the Most High.” (Psalm 107:10–11)

They thought that they knew better than the judge of all the earth, and therefore they left his ways and walked in their own. When men do not follow the divine counsel they give the most practical proof of their contempt for it. Those who will not be bound by God’s law will, before long, be bound by the fetters of judgment. There is too much condemning of the divine counsel, even among Christians, and hence so few of them know the liberty with which Christ makes us free.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

A great, short book to fill you with joy this Easter (and help you share)

As we celebrate the story of Jesus’ resurrection this Easter, it can be easy to forget how absolutely incredible this story really is. We need to constantly read the truth of God’s Word with fresh eyes so that we can see how wonderful Jesus’ resurrection really is.

A great resource to help you refresh your joy this Easter is Is Easter Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin. The super-short book asks four questions about Jesus’ resurrection and offers answers that are strongly biblical, greatly convincing, and joy-inducing.

Reading this book will be well worth your time. It will make your Easter celebrations so much sweeter and it will enable you to defend your faith with clarity.

I hope you’ll buy a few copies of Is Easter Unbelievable? — both for you and one or two non-Christian friends you know.

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