DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
May we have no burden to carry, because, though we have a burden, we have rolled it upon the Lord. May we take up our cross, and because Christ has once died on the cross may our cross become a comfort to us. May we count it all joy when we fall into various trials, knowing that in all this God will be glorified, his image will be stamped upon us, and the eternal purpose will be fulfilled, with which he has predestinated us to be conformed unto the image of his Son.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,” (1 Peter 1:8)
The people who have received the salvation of their souls are those who love the One they have never seen and who even rejoice in him whom they do not see. You may conclude that you are truly a child of God—you may make certain of your election and of your adoption into the Lord’s family—if you can truly say, “I am one of those who have not seen the Lord Jesus, and yet I have believed in him.”
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
The God who never worries (even when we do)
Today’s prayer praised God because (while we are constantly worried and working), he sits enthroned in perfect peace. This prayer reminded me of an incredible book — None Like Him by Jen Wilkin.
In each chapter, Jen unpacks one of God’s incommunicable attributes — the attributes that make God unlike us — and discusses how knowing each of these attributes of God will change our lives. This is biblical, rich, glorious theology.
The book is structured just like this prayer — exposing one of our shortcomings and showing how God is gloriously more powerful than we are (and why that’s really good news).
None Like Him will fill you with love and amazement at God’s greatness. I know that it will grow your faith. I hope you’ll grab a copy today.