DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord Jesus, remove anything that hinders the closest communion with God. Take away any desires or wishes that might hinder us in prayer, we implore You. Erase any memories of sorrow or cares that might obstruct our affections from fully focusing on our God.
What do we have to do with idols anymore? You have seen and observed us. You know where the difficulty lies. Help us overcome it, and may we now approach boldly, not only into the holy place but into the holiest of all, where we would not dare to enter if our great Lord had not rent the veil, sprinkled the mercy seat with his own blood, and invited us to come.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me. I have given them the glory you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me.” (John 17:21–23)
This is an incredible statement. Does the Father love his people as he loves Christ? Then his love for them must be without beginning, without change, without measure, and without end. Oh, it would enrapture your heart, carrying you away to the very heights of heaven, if you could fully grasp the meaning of this phrase: “and have loved them even as you have loved me”!
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