DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Rest is a gift from you, not something we earn. With the rest we experienced this weekend, we receive strength to carry out the work you have prepared for us. Grant us that strength today. May this day be a time of fruitful activity and may we make wise use of our time. We approach rest as a marketplace, seeking to gather the provisions we need. Like a port of call, may we stock up well and embark on the journey of the week ahead, sustained by the provisions you have provided. Grant us success, Lord. And may your people be nourished with the finest of the wheat, going about their days with hearts filled with joy and gratitude, as if they have been to a festive celebration.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.” (Psalm 67:7)
Truly, the Lord’s blessing is manifold. He blesses and blesses and blesses again. How abundant are his beatitudes! How precious are his blessings! They are the special inheritance of his chosen ones. He is the Savior of all humanity, but especially of those who believe.
In this verse, we find a song for all future time. “God shall bless us” is our confident assurance. He may strike us, strip us, or even slay us, but he will bless us. He cannot turn away from doing good to his elect.
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