DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord, keep us true, both in doctrine and experience, in life, speech, and action. May we possess a fervent passion for glorifying Christ. Save us, we implore you, from a faith that is commonplace; bestow upon us the unique grace of a distinctive people. May we live in Christ, drawing close to God. May the world’s trivialities hold no sway over us. Enable us to serve you wholeheartedly.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.” (Psalm 51:8)
He asks to hear pardon, and then to hear joy. He seeks comfort at the right time and from the right source. His ear has become heavy with sinning, and so he prays, “Make me to hear.” No voice could revive his dead joys but that which quickens the dead. Pardon from God would give him double joy—“joy and gladness.” No stinted bliss awaits the forgiven one; he shall not only have a double-blooming joy, but he shall hear it; it shall sing with exultation. Some joy is felt but not heard, for it contends with fears; but the joy of pardon has a voice louder than the voice of sin. God’s voice speaking peace is the sweetest music an ear can hear.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
A book to teach kids about our prayers and God’s grace.
We need to teach our kids this truth about prayer — God hears us, not because our prayers are good enough, but because he is so wonderfully merciful!
Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer by Laura Wifler and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri is a great book that walks through the story of Scripture, showing how our sin separates us from God, how Jesus came to bring us back, and how we can communicate with this holy God through prayer all along the way.
The book will fill pre-school/early-elementary-aged kids with wonder as we think about the grace of God to allow us to pray.
I hope you’ll add it to your family’s library today and grab a copy for a friend as well!
Buy Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer:
- Amazon (Hardback or Kindle editions)
- ChristianBook.com (Hardback edition)