DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Let our nation thrive through the preaching of your Word! Bless the government and the legislative body, and grant them great wisdom in all their decisions, that everything may be done rightly to honor you and promote the welfare of the people. Let all the nations of the earth be touched by your love.
Remember the nation of Israel in times of sorrow and captivity. O God, deliver Your ancient people from the hands of cruel and unjust men. Let the day come when we all feel united in Christ, and every national distinction is erased. Have you not created all nations of men from one blood, dwelling upon the face of the earth? And may you, Messiah, Prince of Peace, Son of Man, and King and Lord of humanity, come and reign over us, you Ancient of Days, through whom all things were made. Come and receive the crown that you purchased through your shame and death, and reign eternally over the sons of men.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“… so that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.” (Psalm 67:2)
As showers which first fall upon the hills afterwards run down in streams into the valleys, so the blessing of the Most High comes upon the world through the church. We are blessed for the sake of others as well as ourselves. God deals in a way of mercy with his saints, and then they make that way known far and wide, and the Lord’s name is made famous in the earth.
Ignorance of God is the great enemy of mankind, and the testimonies of the saints, experimental and grateful, overcome this deadly foe. God has a set way and method of dealing out mercy to men, and it is the duty and privilege of a revived church to make that way to be everywhere known.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Prayers 1,500 years before Spurgeon*
You subscribe and read this newsletter every day because you know that praying along with voices from church history is beneficial. We can learn prayer by “eavesdropping” on conversations with God that our forefathers, like Spurgeon, have had.
But there is even more wealth to be discovered earlier in church history, in the prayer life of the early church. We have a lot to learn from the devotional life of the early church — and teachers like Augustine, Irenaeus, Ambrose, and John Chrysostom can be great examples of prayer.
I’m really excited about a new book, Fount of Heaven which carefully collects some of the most beautiful prayers from the first six centuries of the church.
Fount of Heaven has been sold out for months but it’s finally back in stock! And to celebrate, my friends at Lexham Press have a special offer for “Pray with Spurgeon” subscribers.
This month only, you can buy Fount of Heaven at a discount. (I don’t know how long this book will be in stock, so I hope you’ll grab a copy today.)
This book is really beautiful and it’s been extremely beneficial for strengthening my prayer life. I’m confident that it will benefit your prayer life as well.