DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
The faithful, chosen, called, and set apart, unite in eternal praise. Your redeemed children exalt you, O God! As the God of our election, we lift you up for your unchanging love. As the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we bless you for the indescribable gift, the offering of your only-begotten. Words falter; tongues are but clay. Your compassion is divine, and our words cannot ascend to the heights of this extraordinary act of grace.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Then I will teach the rebellious your ways, and sinners will return to you.” (Psalm 51:13)
It is my firm intention to be a teacher to others, and indeed, none instruct others as effectively as those who have personally learned from God. The audience David chooses is significant—he desires to instruct transgressors like himself.
My fall will lead to the recovery of others. You will bless my heartfelt testimony of the restoration of many who, like me, have strayed onto crooked paths. This psalm and the entire story of David have undoubtedly produced fruitful results in the conversion of transgressors, demonstrating how even evil can be turned to good.
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