DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We ask that today, even today, many hearts might be won to God. Convince men of the wrong of being alienated from God, put into their hearts sorrow for sin and dread of wrath to come, and lead and drive men to Christ. Oh, how we pray for this, the salvation of our fellowmen, not so much for their sakes as for the sake of the glory of God and the rewarding of Christ for his pain.
We do with all our hearts pray “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” Lord, help us to do your will. Take the crippled kingdom of our manhood and reign over it. Let spirit and body be consecrated to God.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)
Oh, that you would reign over all hearts and lands! Men have thrown off their allegiance to our Father, God; and we pray with all our might that he may, by his almighty grace, subdue them to loyal obedience. We long for the coming of King Jesus; but meanwhile we cry to our Father, “your kingdom come.”
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
A Resource to Help You Pray in 2024
It seems like every year, I make a new year’s resolution to pray more frequently and more biblically. This is healthy — we should realize our need for prayer more and more every year. Over the last two years, my prayer life has been REALLY blessed by a really great resource, Psalms in 30 Days by Trevin Wax.
This book is a collection of thirty days of prayers (morning, midday, and evening) that includes all 150 psalms and prayers from Scripture and church history. With this book, you can pray through all of the psalms every month.
These prayers are so incredibly fresh, deep, and life-giving, and having a book that is set aside just for prayer is a physical reminder (on your table, shelf, desk, or bedside table) to pray (Plus, the book looks great!)
I’ve been using Psalms in 30 Days this year and it’s been such an incredible blessing. I’m excited to continue diving into it in 2024 (it definitely hasn’t gotten old yet!). I hope you’ll grab a copy and join me.