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🛐 Daily Prayer: "We would humbly ask you to strengthen us as to our future confidence in you"

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SpurgeonBooks
May 19, 2026

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

With thankfulness in our hearts, we would humbly ask you to strengthen us as to our future confidence in you. Are there any of your servants, anywhere all over the world, whose confidence begins to fail them, by reason of present affliction or deep depression of spirit? We beg you, strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to die; and let their faith no longer waver, but may they become strong in the Lord in full assurance of faith.

Oh God, you know the burden of every heart before you, the secret sighing of the prisoner comes up into your ears. Some of us are not able to understand our circumstances, others are suffering physically. Some are sorely cast down in themselves, and others deeply afflicted with the trials of those they love, but as for all these burdens, our soul would cast them on the Lord—in quietness and confidence shall be our strength.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“So the other disciples were telling him, ‘We’ve seen the Lord!’ But he said to them, ‘If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.’” (John 20:25)

There is something good about that declaration of Thomas, for a man is not bound to believe merely on the testimony of others. He should, if he can, endeavor to get evidence for himself, and as Christ is still alive, the very best thing is to go to him.

But there was also much that Thomas said which was very wrong; he had no right to demand that he should see the nail-prints in Christ’s hands. When we ask for signs and wonders from God, and say that we will not believe except we have them, we are guilty of very presumptuous conduct. We are bound to look for evidence concerning Christ; but when the evidence is sufficient, we ought not out of curiosity to crave for more.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Mengwu of China.

The Mengwu worship creation and use shamans, animals, and incense to achieve the afterlife.

Pray that the Mengwu would know that they are sinners and cannot bring themselves back to God.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“The happiest of all Christians are those who never dare to doubt God, but take his Word simply as it stands.” — Charles Spurgeon