DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord, save humanity, draw out the assembly of redeemed individuals. Those whom the Father has given to Christ, rescue them from the wreckage of the fall, to be his joy and crown. “Let the people praise you, O God, let all the people praise you.” May the farthest corners of the earth reverence the One who died to save them. May the entire world be saturated with the glory of God.
This is our fervent prayer, and we conclude with this: Come, Lord Jesus, come swiftly and tarry no longer! Come in the fullness of your power and the radiance of your glory! Come quickly, even so, come quickly. Lord Jesus.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)
In the seventh verse, I sought cleansing; now I desire a heart fitting for that purity. Yet, I do not ask for my old heart to be made clean; experience has taught me the hopelessness of the old nature. I desire the old man to be buried, replaced by a new creation. None but God can create a new heart or a new world.
Salvation is a wondrous display of supreme power, both the work in us and the work for us, all stemming from omnipotence. First, rectify the affections, for without this all of our nature will falter. The heart functions as the rudder of the soul; without the Lord’s intervention, we navigate a crooked and impure path. O Lord, the One who initially created me, recreate me anew, renew me deep within.
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See Jesus for all the Wonder He Is
I LOVE the way Spurgeon described our floundering attempts at knowing the fullness of Christ Christ in today’s prayer: “our thought makes an imperfect Christ out of him who is altogether matchless.”
Christ really is altogether matchless. He is worthy of endless praise. He is not merely a great man — he is God himself.
Everyone reading this newsletter probably knows and accepts that. But do you know what those words really mean?
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