Christ can fill the heart with peace

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Create, we beg you, a soul thirst in those who are self-satisfied. Breed a sharp hunger in the hearts of those who have been content with the good things of time and sense."

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SpurgeonBooks
October 01, 2024

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Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Create, we beg you, a soul thirst in those who are self-satisfied. Breed a sharp hunger in the hearts of those who have been content with the good things of time and sense. May they begin to long after something more enduring, more satisfying; and when you have given them this longing, reveal Christ Jesus to them, and let them see how he can fill the soul with peace and joy, and how through him “Immortal joys come streaming down; Joys, like his griefs, immersed unknown.”

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6–7)

That peace, that conscious calm, that divine serenity, which is described as the peace of God is not produced by prayer alone but by prayer with thanksgiving. If we bless our gracious Lord for the very trouble we pray against; if we bless him for the very mercy which we need as though it had already come; if we resolve to praise him whether we receive the boon or not, learning to be content in whatever state we are in, then “the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Pacoh of Laos.

The Pacoh are animists, meaning that they believe spiritual forces animate everything in the physical realm. They believe all objects, places, and animals have a spiritual essence. They construct spirit-houses outside of their villages to give demons and spirits a place to stay.

Pray that they would turn from idols to serve the one true living God.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Real Hope for All Your Fears and Anxiety

This week, we are praying that God will fill us with peace.. Unfortunately, our lives are often more filled with FEAR than peace. We won’t grow past our fears unless we address them with solid biblical truth.

That’s the point of Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Ed Welch. This book offers a biblical perspective on fear and worry in general and then zooms in to offer biblical hope for some of the most common fears (e.g., fear of money, fear of people, fear of death, etc.).

Reading Running Scared will give you more confidence in God and his Word that will help you deal with your own fears and to share the hope of the Bible with others too.