DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
There are some who are your children, beloved Lord, but they are afflicted with the sickness of weak and trembling faith. Lord, strengthen our faith. Lift us up beyond all doubt. Let there be no doubts in our minds about the fundamental principles of the everlasting gospel. Let us have no distrust of your power to save us, even though we are the least of all saints and the chief of sinners. Let us have no distrust of your providence, no doubt of your faithful love, but may we trust you as a child trusts its father, without the shadow of distrust, resting in you and waiting patiently for you.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet. Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.” (Psalm 107:30)
The rougher the voyage, the more the sailors long for port, and heaven becomes more and more “a desired haven” as our trials increase. Through storms and favorable breezes, through tempests and fair weather, the great Pilot and Ruler of the sea brings sailors to port, and his people to heaven. He must have the glory of the successful voyage of life, and when we are anchored in the river of life above, we will make sure that his praises are not forgotten.
We would have been wrecked long ago if it were not for his preserving hand, and our only hope of surviving the storms of the future is based on his wisdom, faithfulness, and power. Our heavenly haven will ring with shouts of grateful joy once we reach its blessed shore.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
God wants you to be confident in your salvation. Here’s how.
Today’s prayer acknowledged that sin often causes us to doubt our salvation. Many faithful Christians are living in a state of constant fear, worrying about whether or not they’re really saved. Friend, if this is you, know that this is not God’s design for your life. God wants you to walk confident in your eternal security, not because of your own goodness, but because of Christ’s grace.
If you’re walking in worry about whether or not you’re really saved, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Greear is a great resource. Greear offers a diagnostic for Christians to “know for sure that you’re saved.” It’s not rooted in looking back at the moment of your conversion, but about honestly evaluating God’s preserving work in your life right now.
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