Pray with Spurgeon

Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

We ask you, Lord, to enable us to recognize our death to sin; and when sin tempts us may we be deaf to the voice of the charmer with the deafness of death; and when it would use our members as instruments of unrighteousness, may we be quite incapable of unrighteousness because we are dead to it.

Oh God, deliver us from the invasion of sin as well as from the dominion of it. Grant us to walk as Christ walked; in his newness of life may we live—may the life in the flesh be a life of faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave himself for us; and may it be a life of love, and consecration of burning zeal for God; a life of pure holiness; such a life as the incarnate God himself has lived among the sons of men.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?’ tell him, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.” (Deuteronomy 6:20–21)

And cannot we tell our children what God has done for us—how he brought us out of our spiritual captivity, and how in his almighty love, he has brought us into his Church, and will surely bring us into the glory above? May God grant us grace to speak about these things without diffidence, with great confidence to tell our children of what he has done.

Editor’s Note: Point YOUR kids to what God has done for you. This year, show your kids how the whole Bible points to Jesus and make 2025 a Year in the Word. Find resources to guide you here.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Lao Lom of Thailand.

There are one million Christians in Thailand, but many see cross-cultural missions as the responsibility of Western Christians only.

Pray that the Thai church would awaken to their need to follow Jesus and cross cultures to bring the hope of Jesus to peoples like the Lao Lom.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Tomorrow is a new year — Parents, make the most of it.

We are raising kids in a world full of distractions. Distractions can make family discipleship challenging (it can be hard to imagine a world where our kids put down the screens and stop day-dreaming for long enough to have a meaningful conversation about Christ) — but these distractions also make family discipleship crucial.

With thousands of voices speaking into our kids lives every day, we need to make sure that they're hearing the truth from God's Word EVERY DAY. 

Every December, I try to convince as many parents as possible to make one New Year's resolution — one goal for the New Year. I'm challenging you to read the Bible to your kids every day in 2025.

I can’t even begin to express how impactful this simple habit (10–15 minutes each day) will be on your kids (and their parents too 😉). God is at work through his Word, so let’s make his Word LOUD and prominent in our homes — louder than all the distractions!

I've put together some ​free resources​ to help you — including six steps to (actually) having family devotions every day and a printable habit tracker to help you reward success and build momentum. ​Check those resources out here.​

Every Christian parent reading this (Yes, I'm talking about YOU!) CAN read the Bible to their kids every day in 2025. It is possible. You don't need any help that hasn't already been supplied to you by God the Holy Spirit. But if you want to make your time in the Word even more intentional, I hope you'll check out family devotionals God Centered Family.

These are biblical discussion guides that walk through the entire Bible, focused on Jesus. They only take 10 minutes each day, so they're realistic for the busiest families. They are interactive, so even the squirmiest kids will find themselves engaged.

​Learn more about our family devotionals here and subscribe today to make 2025 a Year in the Word.​