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🛐 Daily Prayer: "Let your kingdom come without the use of the sword. Oh, angel of war, will you not rest?"

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July 04, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Bless our country. Lord, in mercy, would you avert the horrors of war from us. Grant that, by some means, peace may be continued and war come to an end where it still rages; and oh, that the policy of truth and righteousness may once more be taken up in this land, and our nation be forgiven its great national crimes.

We ask you once more that you would, by some means, cause peace to be re-established throughout the earth. Grant that this nation may not be drawn into war. We have been foolish once over it, grant that we may not be so again; but oh, let your kingdom come without the use of the sword. Oh, angel of war, will you not rest? Oh, sword of the Lord, put yourself into your sheath and be still; for the sake of the great Prince of Peace we ask it.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Matthew 24:6)

These words might be applied to almost any period of the world’s history. Earth has rarely had a long spell of quiet; there have almost always been both the realities of war and the rumors of war. There were many such before Jerusalem was overthrown and there have been many such ever since; and there will be many until that glorious period when “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”

This prophecy ought both to warn the disciples of Christ what they may expect, and wean them from the world where all these and greater sorrows are to be experienced.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Kluet of Indonesia.

There have never been any Christians, missionaries, or churches among the Kluet. They have no Bible or Christian resources in their language. Christ died for people “from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9) but hasn’t yet received the reward of his suffering from the Kluet.

Pray that the gospel would go to the Kluet and they would believe the good news.

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 — How to seek Jesus

  • Spurgeon’s Letters — A birthday card that Spurgeon sent to his son Charles Jr. for his 32nd birthday.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“Happy will the day be when all nations shall unite to worship the Lord alone.” — Charles Spurgeon