DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We pray for our brethren at home, in poverty many of them, working for Christ, Lord accept them and help us to help them. Sunday-school teachers, remember them; and the tract visitors from door to door, and the city missionaries, and the Bible women, all who in any way endeavor to bring Christ under the notice of men. O, help them all.
We will offer but one more prayer, and it is this. Lord look in pity upon any who are not in Christ. May they be converted. May they pass from death to life, and they will never forget it; may they see the eternal light for the first time, and they will remember it even in Eternity. Father help us; bless us now for Jesu’s sake. Amen.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;” (1 Peter 1:15)
See your model. See the copy to which you are to write. You are far short of it. Try again. May the power of Jesus rest upon you, and may he that has brought us to the place we have attained continue to work in us till we are like our Lord himself!
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
How God’s grace helps you grow
Today we prayed that God would help us grow in holiness and set us free from sin. We ask God to help us grow in holiness, because we know that God’s grace doesn’t just save us from sin, it also gives us the power that we need to slay sin. The work of growing in godliness is a work of cooperation between us and God’s grace.
One of my all-time favorite books is The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges. This book explains how God’s grace empowers Christians to slay sin and grow in godliness. It is one of the helpful, practical, and encouraging books that I have ever read! If you want to grow in godliness, start with The Discipline of Grace.
Reading The Discipline of Grace will definitely help you grow in holiness. I hope you’ll grab a copy today.