Approach God rightly

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Teach us as children to speak to the Father, and yet as creatures to bow before our Maker."

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August 21, 2026

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

God of Israel, God of Jesus Christ, our God forever and ever! Help us now by the sacred Spirit to approach you rightly with deepest reverence, but not with servile fear; with holiest boldness, but not with presumption. Teach us as children to speak to the Father, and yet as creatures to bow before our Maker.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up.” (Luke 18:1)

Beggars must not be choosers either as to time, place, or form. We must not take delays in prayer for denial—God’s long-dated bills will be punctually honored; we must not allow Satan to shake our confidence in the God of truth by pointing to our unanswered prayers. We are dealing with a being whose years are without end, to whom one day is as a thousand years. Far be it from us to count him slack by measuring his doings by the standard of our little hour. Unanswered petitions are not unheard. God keeps a file for our prayers. They are not blown away by the wind; they are treasured in the king’s archives.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Bindla of India.

One day, all of creation will praise Jesus, “Great and awe-inspiring are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the nations” (Revelation 15:3). He IS the king of all nations — when will the Bindla acknowledge him?

Pray that Christ would be glorified among the Bindla.

TOMORROW IN THE WEEKEND EDITION

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Prayer for the Church — Prepare for Sunday with this prayer for the worship service
Q&A with Spurgeon — Why is my spiritual growth so slow when others seem to mature so quickly?
Spurgeon’s Letters — A letter Spurgeon sent to his future wife, Susannah.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“A wiser mind than our own arranges our destiny.” — Charles Spurgeon