DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord our God, we thank you for leaving on record the story of your ancient people, the Israelites. It is full of instruction to us. Help us to take its warning to avoid the faults into which they fell! You are a covenant God and you keep your promises and your word never fails. We have proved this so hitherto, “Thus far we find that promise good, Which Jesus ratified with blood.”
But as for ourselves we are like Israel of old, a fickle people, and, we confess it with great shame, there are days when we take the timbrel and we sing with Miriam “unto the Lord who triumphed gloriously,” and yet, we grieve to say it, not many hours after, we are thirsty, and we cry for water, and we murmur in our tents; the brackish Marah turns our heart and we are grieved with our God. Sometimes we bow before you with reverence and awe when we behold your Sinai altogether on a smoke; but there have been times when we have set up the golden calf and we have said of some earthly things, “These are your gods, O Israel” We believe with intensity of faith and then doubt with a horribleness of doubt.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“So now, kings, be wise; receive instruction, you judges of the earth.” (Psalm 2:10)
It is always wise to be willing to be instructed, especially when such instruction tends to the salvation of the soul. Delay no longer, but let good reason weigh with you. Your warfare cannot succeed, therefore desist and yield cheerfully to him who will make you bow if you refuse his yoke. O how wise, how infinitely wise is obedience to Jesus, and how dreadful is the folly of those who continue to be his enemies!
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