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🛐 Daily Prayer: "Based upon faith in the finished work of Christ, give us a firm, full assurance"
Pray with Spurgeon
Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks
DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We come to you and pray that, for Jesus’ sake, and through the virtue of the blood once shed for many for the remission of sins, you would give us perfect pardon of every transgression of the past. Blot out, oh God, all our sins like a cloud, and let them never be seen again. Grant us also the peace-speaking word of promise applied by the Holy Spirit, that being justified by faith we may have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us be forgiven and know it, and may there remain no lingering question in our heart about our reconciliation with God, but by a firm, full assurance based upon faith in the finished work of Christ, may we stand as forgiven men and women against whom transgression shall be mentioned never again forever.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.” (Jeremiah 31:34)
But how divinely is this promise worded: the Lord promises no more to remember our sins! Can God forget? He says he will, and he means what he says. The Great Lord will not remember our sins so as to punish them, or so as to love us one atom the less because of them. As a debt when paid ceases to be a debt, even so the Lord makes a complete obliteration of the iniquity of his people.
PRAY FOR THE NATIONS
This week, we’re praying for the Micha of China.
The Micha have been a very isolated people for most of recent history, but now many young people are moving to nearby cities. May this increased openness lead to the spread of the gospel.
Pray that the gospel would reach the Micha of China for the first time.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Reflect on the Promises of God (And support this newsletter!)
Spurgeon’s classic devotional, Morning and Evening, is one of the best-selling and best-loved daily devotionals of all time. But a lot of people don’t know that Spurgeon wrote another daily devotional that’s just as powerful.
The Checkbook of the Bank of Faith is a 366-day devotional that features a promise from God for every day of the year. Spurgeon’s daily commentary shows how every promise is relevant to the real trials we face every day, bringing the hope of Christ from the pages of Scripture to our hearts.
Last year, I began a big project of updating the Checkbook, including refreshing the language and adding daily reflection points to help you live in light of God’s promises. I share my progress every day with subscribers to Pray with Spurgeon Plus, who receive that day’s Checkbook reading along with the rest of their Pray with Spurgeon content.
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Weekend Edition (Saturday) — A prayer to help you prepare for church and other content from Spurgeon, including his personal letters (which are really encouraging devotional reading!)
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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON
“I knew that I could not keep myself, but if Christ promised to keep me, then I should be safe forever.” — Charles Spurgeon
