DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
O God, have compassion on our city with all its sorrows, and may efforts be made to reach every inhabitant with the gospel, bringing it to every home and every heart, until this city becomes renowned for godliness as it is known for its vast population.
Lord, we long for your glory to be made known to all mankind. Our hearts ache for the Jewish people, that they may come to accept the Messiah. Bring them to the feet of our beloved Messiah. We cry out to you for those who are bound by ritualism, seeking righteousness of their own. They have zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge. Oh, may they encounter the knowledge of Jesus and seek him, finding in him eternal life.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent—Jesus Christ.” (John 17:3)
This does not mean mere head-knowledge; but to know in the heart and soul the one only true God, and Jesus Christ who was sent of him to the sons of men, “this is life eternal.” God without Christ brings not eternal life, and Christ, if he were not sent of God, would not bring eternal life to us; but knowing God in Christ Jesus is eternal life.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Trust in God’s preserving, purifying power through all of your suffering
Today, we prayed a prayer of thanksgiving that God has preserved us (and others) through significant trials. And then, turning to God’s Word in Psalm 34:19, we saw that this is always the case: God is at work in your suffering to preserve you and to purify you.
This was one of the major themes in Spurgeon’s teaching on suffering, but it was not all he had to say on the topic. Spurgeon learned supernatural wisdom from God’s Word and his own pain on how to address our suffering in a God-glorifying, hopeful way.
Spurgeon’s teaching on suffering is very useful, so I compiled a brief collection of it in a short book, Spurgeon on Suffering. This book contains 12 classic sermons from Spurgeon on suffering, pain, and God’s grace through it all.
I hope you’ll buy a copy today, and I hope it will bless you.
(As a side note, purchasing a copy is a great way to support this ministry so that I can continue to send this daily newsletter!)
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