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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

We pray for the coming of our Lord very speedily to end these sluggish years, these long-delaying days. But, if he does not come yet, put power into your truth and enliven your church that she may become energetic for the spread of it, that so your kingdom may come. We seek the glory of God first and above everything. We ask for grace that we may live with this end in view.

May we lay ourselves out to it. May this be our morning thought and the thought that we have in our minds when we lay awake at nights: “What shall I do, my Savior, to praise? How can I make him illustrious and win another heart to his throne?”

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12)

No prayer of mortal men could be complete without confession of sin. Prayer which does not seek for pardon will fail, as the Pharisee’s prayer did. Let proud men boast as they please, those who are in Christ’s kingdom will always pray, “Forgive us our debts.”

This pardon we can only obtain as we freely pass over the offenses of others against ourselves: “as we forgive our debtors.” This is a reasonable, nay, a blessed requirement, which it is a delight to fulfill. It would not be safe for God to forgive a man who will not forgive others.

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How God is at work in your life this year (and right now!)

Making goals for the new year can be an incredible fruitful activity, but we need to remember that all of our efforts to improve ourselves are worthless without God’s help.

Last year, I was really blessed reading How People Change by Paul Tripp and Timothy Lane

The goal of this book is to solve “the gospel gap.” We believe that Christ’s work has forgiven our past sins and will give us hope in the future, but we’re often confused about how a relationship with Jesus will actually change our life here and now.

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