DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
You look beyond all of the angels surrounding you to behold us, and you hear the praises—and even the groans—of your beloved, for we are near to you, your flesh and your bones. We know this to be true. We feel the bonds of kinship within us. We belong to you, our Best Beloved, and you are ours. We yearn to push through the crowd that surrounds you and reach the forefront, where we can bow down in complete adoration at the dear feet that were nailed to the tree for us. We desire to worship the Lamb who lives forever and ever, who has triumphed and is worthy to open the seals of the book. To you be glory for all eternity. Hallelujah!
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Stop fighting, and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.” (Psalm 46:10)
Cease your efforts, O enemies! Sit down and patiently wait, O believers! Recognize that the Lord is God, you who tremble under his wrath! Worship him, and him alone, you who find refuge in his grace. Since none can adequately express his nature, let “expressive silence muse his praise.” The boasts of the wicked and the anxious apprehensions of the saints should surely be silenced in the presence of what the Lord has accomplished in past ages.
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