DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Oh, keep us, Lord. This life is full of trial. There are many that are perplexed about temporary things. Let not the enemy lead them to do or think that anything is amiss, because of the limited supply. Others are blessed with prosperity. Lord, let it not be a curse to them. Let them know how to abound as well as to suffer loss. In all things may they be instructed to glorify God, not only with all they are, but with all they have, and even with all they have not, by a holy contentment to do without that which it does not please you to bestow.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6:4)
Undue harshness, and irritating severity are here forbidden, but holy discipline and religious training are commanded. Wise fathers will take note of this verse. Fathers must not be ill-humored and morose to their sons and daughters, nor must they exact from them more service than they can render, nor ridicule them, nor shew partiality to one above another, nor stint them in necessaries, for this is to provoke them to anger.
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A Beautiful Book to Help Children Understand Pain
The God that we proclaim to our children is in control of all things. And even when the most unimaginably horrible circumstances come against us, we can trust that he is good.
That’s the theme of The Moon is Always Round by Jonathan Gibson. This book for kids of any age tells the story of a family grieving the loss of their baby. This book encourages children (and their parents) to trust in our good God, no matter what our circumstances tell us to believe.
This book is absolutely beautiful. Words can’t express how wonderfully deep, simple, and beautiful this book is.
Even if the worst of trials come against us, the moon is always round, and God is always good.
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