Pray with Spurgeon

Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Oh God, most high and glorious, the thought of your infinite serenity has often encouraged us; for we are toiling and moiling, troubled and distressed here below beneath the moon; but you sit forever in perfect happiness. Your plans cause you no worry or fear; for you will surely carry them out. Your purposes stand as fast as the eternal hills, your power knows no bound, your goodness no stint. You bring order out of confusion, and our defeats are your victories.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

Paul here meant that he could endure all trials. It matters not what suffering his persecutors might put upon him, he felt that he was quite able, through divine grace, to bear it. He daily expected that he might be led out to die, and the daily expectation of death is bitterer than death itself. He was ready to be offered up, and made a sacrifice for his Master’s cause. Every child of God, by faith, may say, “I am able to do all things.”

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

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

The Kluets’ language is only spoken in Indonesia. The Bible has not been translated into this language.

Pray that God’s Word would be brought to the Kluet.

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Getting Kids into the Bible

Family devotionals from God Centered Family seek to lay three crucial foundations for lifelong faith in Christ:

1. Bible Skills

2. Bible Knowledge

3. Bible Habits

When I say "Bible Skills," I mean that we want to equip kids to engage with the Bible, ask good questions, and dive deeply into Scripture for the rest of their lives. We want kids to love and understand the Bible and to be equipped with tools to study it for themselves for the rest of their lives.

In other words, we aim to equip kids to study the Bible for themselves (not just sit through it for their parents).

Here's how we do it:

• Listening Guides. These aren't busy work to keep kids quiet. These hands-on worksheets are subtly teaching kids to listen carefully, identifying repeating words and key themes in a passage or book.

• Reading Preview. Each day, we give you a two-sentence script to tell your kids what we're about to read. We're helping kids remember their place in the story so that they don't get lost in the details.

• Comprehension Questions. Each day, our devotionals will give you three discussion questions. The first question is very simple — to make sure your kids actually heard and understood what they just read. By asking these questions every day, we're teaching our kids how to listen intentionally to Scripture.

If you want to equip your kids with this kind of skills (that, by grace, they might produce passionate, lifelong faith in Jesus), here are two next steps for you:

1. Pray that your kids would LOVE God's Word and desire it more than gold.

2. ​Subscribe to God Centered Family to receive everything you need to teach your kids the Bible.