DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Some are crying to you for the conversion of relatives and friends; this burden they have taken up to follow after Jesus in the cross bearing. Grant them to see the desire of their heart fulfilled. God save our children and children’s children, and if we have unconverted relatives of any kind, the Lord have mercy upon them for Christ’s sake. Give us joy in them—as much joy in them as Christians as we have had sorrow about them as unbelievers.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)
The Lord of glory is born the Son of Man, and is named by God’s command, and by man’s mouth, Jesus, the Savior. He is what he is called. He saves us from the punishment and the guilt of sin, and then from the ill effect and evil power of sin. This he does for “his people,” for all who believe in him. It is his nature to do this, as we see in the fact that his very name is Jesus—savior. We still call him by that name, for he still saves us in these latter days. Let us go and tell out his name among men; for he will save others.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Christmas Gift Idea for Young Men
Often, Christian discussions about pornography can be incredibly selfish: this will affect your brain, it will impact your future marriage, it will rob you of your manhood. While each of those things are true, Christian men have more reasons to fight pornography addiction today: be justice demands it.
The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility by Ray Ortlund is an eye-opening resource that will show a young man the real-life cost of pornography use on other people, while also filling him with the hope of Jesus, who came to make all things new and every wrong thing right again.
I know that The Death of Porn will spur on some great conversations between you and the young men in your life.