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VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“… so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.” (Matthew 8:17)

Jesus’ deeds of healing proved his living sympathy with men. Becoming man, he considered man’s infirmities to be his infirmities. He looked on men’s ills as if they were his own and did not delay a moment to remove them. The cure cost him much; his body was loaded with the burden of human woe. While his strength went forth to men, their weaknesses seemed to come back upon him. He bowed his back beneath our burden and thus raised it from those shoulders which had been crushed to the earth by it.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Rind of Pakistan.

As a minority group, the Rind are frequently in conflict with the government of Pakistan. They do not know that Jesus reigns as a superior king.

Pray that Jesus would bring peace to the Rind.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Make Jesus the center of your summer

Imagine this: when your kids go back to school in the fall, they're more amazed by Christ than they are now.

Parents, we should work to make God and his Word the center of our homes this summer. Would you commit to reading the Bible to your kids every day this summer?

I get it: the summer is a terrible time to start new habits. Between camps, trips, and the lack of structure that school provides to every day, I know that it can be really hard to get anything done during the summer.

And that's why we need a plan that's actually realistic. If you tried to read the entire Bible for 45 minutes every day this summer, you're going to lose steam pretty quickly.

But devotionals from God Centered Family will give you a plan that's actually realistic. They'll take just 10 minutes each day and will teach your kids the entire Bible.

Inside each day's readings, you'll find a short passage to read, three questions to ask your kids, something to pray about, and a suggested song. It's that simple!

This summer, you could read through Genesis and Matthew with your kids so that they return to school with a deeper grounding in the Christian worldview and a new passion for Jesus.

I love hearing from parents about how God changes their home through these devotionals — I can't wait to see what he does in YOUR family this summer!

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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK

Spurgeon’s classic devotional, The Chequebook of the Bank of Faith, contains a promise of God for every day of the year. Pray with Spurgeon Plus subscribers receive the daily readings every weekday.

If you want to strengthen your faith in God’s promises (and support this ministry!), subscribe to Pray with Spurgeon Plus here.

“You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper.’” (Genesis 32:12)

This is the sure way of prevailing with the Lord in prayer: we may humbly remind him of what he has said. Our faithful God will never run back from his word, nor will he leave it unfulfilled; yet he loves to be probed by his people and reminded of his promise. This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God’s word is given, not for his sake, but for ours. His purposes are settled and he needs nothing to bind him to his design of doing his people good; but he gives the promise for our strengthening and comfort. Hence he wishes us to plead his promises and say to him, “You have said.”

“I will cause you to prosper” is the center of all the Lord’s gracious sayings. He will surely do us good, real good, lasting good, only good, and every good. He will make us good and that is the greatest good for us. He will treat us like his saints while we are here and that is good. He will soon take us to be with Jesus and all his chosen and that is supremely good. With this promise in our hearts we do not need to fear angry Esau, nor anyone else. If the Lord will do us good, who can harm us?

Something to think about today if you’re feeling worried: God will never abandon you.