DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Lord, hear the confessions of any that have backslidden, who are rather marring your image than perfecting it. Hear the prayers of any that are conscious of great defects during the past. Give them peace of mind by pardon, but give them strength of mind also to keep clear of such mischief in the future.
Oh Lord, we are sighing and crying more and more after yourself. The more we have of you, the more we want you; the more we grow like you; the more we perceive our defects, and the more we pine after a higher standard, to reach even unto perfection’s self.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“In addition, your servant is warned by them, and in keeping them there is an abundant reward.” (Psalm 19:11)
There is a wage, and a great one; though we earn no wages of debt, we win great wages of grace. Saints may be losers for a time, but they shall be glorious gainers in the long run, and even now a quiet conscience is in itself no slender reward for obedience. He who wears the herb called heart’s-ease in his bosom is truly blessed. However, the main reward is yet to come.
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