Glory be to God, our friend

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Creator, preserver, redeemer, the friend and helper of man, to his name be glory forever and ever."

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SpurgeonBooks
November 14, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Lord, we feel as if we must just stand before you in adoration. Glory be to the Triune God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, “he is called the God of the whole earth” (Isaiah 54:5). Let the Lord be worshiped everywhere. Creator, preserver, redeemer, the friend and helper of man, to his name be glory forever and ever. You have revealed yourself to us in Trinity as well as in unity and we adore you as you reveal yourself.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)

Jesus Christ had proved his love by dwelling among his people as their brother, participating in their poverty as their friend, telling them all he knew of the Father, unveiling the secrets of eternity to simple fishermen; he showed his love by the patience with which he bore with their faults, never harshly rebuking, but only gently chiding them, and even that but seldom; he revealed his love to them by the miracles he wrought on their behalf, and the honor which he put upon them by using them in his service; indeed, there were ten thousand princely acts of the love of Jesus Christ towards his own, but none of them can for a moment endure comparison with his dying for them. The agonising death of the cross surpasses all the rest. These life-actions of his love are bright as stars, and, like the stars, if you gaze upon them, they will be seen to be far greater than you dreamed, but yet they are only stars compared with this clear, blazing sun of infinite love which is to be seen in the Lord’s dying for his people on the bloody tree.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

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

When Jesus returns, many nations will gather around his throne (Micah 4:1–2). The Maba cannot come to Jesus because they have never heard of him.

Pray that Christ would be preached among the Maba.

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 did Jesus ride on a donkey?

  • Spurgeon’s Letters — A thank you card that Spurgeon sent to a pastor who filled his pulpit when he was sick.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“There is nothing like faith in the sinner's Friend. He overcomes all evil.” — Charles Spurgeon