God the Father disciplines us

🛐 Daily Prayer: "We live to praise the ever-blessed one who has caused his mercy to flow to us in ceaseless rivers of love."

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SpurgeonBooks
February 05, 2026

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Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

You have led us in many different ways but always in the right way. You have seriously chastened us, but you have not appointed us to death. You have given us marks of your fatherly love in every touch of your rod, and therefore do we bless your name. You brought us through fire and through water; men did ride over our heads, yet you have brought us out into a wealthy place. You have set our feet upon a rock and established our goings. We live to praise the ever-blessed one who has caused his mercy to flow to us in ceaseless rivers of love.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?” (Hebrews 12:7)

Dear brethren in Christ, will not each one of you thankfully accept it, and say, “As this is one of the evidences of my sonship, I will thank God for every cut of the rod, and bless his holy name for every twig of it.”

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Bilala of Chad.

Some Bible audio recordings are available in Naba, a language related to the Bilala’s own heart language. May God’s Word be heard and change hearts.

Pray for efforts to distribute Naba audio resources.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

A Book to Help Kids Understand God’s Forgiveness

This week we are praying, focusing on God as our wonderful, forgiving Father who holds onto us no matter how much we sin. Even though we sin, we don’t have to hide from God — his grace is enough to cover our sins.

Recently, my family has been loving a kids’ book by Melissa Kruger, His Grace is Enough: How God Makes it Right When We’ve Got it Wrong. This book unpacks this crucial message of God’s grace and invites our sinful children to run towards God, not away from him.

His Grace is Enough invites children to know and rest in the sin-forgiving love of God, shown in Christ. It’s a serious, wonderful, joy-filled message, but the book is really fun, with engaging illustrations that help kids understand the message.

If you have preschoolers in your life, I know you’ll want to buy a copy (or two, to use as gifts!) — I hope you’ll add it to your family’s library today.

LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“Orphans are cast upon the fatherhood of God, and he provides for them.” — Charles Spurgeon