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VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“… they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24)

The term redemption means a price is to be paid—something needs to be redeemed. There is an intervening suffering and an intervening obedience. We are not justified freely without redemption, nor are we justified by his grace without the intervention of the atoning sacrifice. How people labor to get rid of this! This doctrine of substitution is the soul, head, foundation, and cornerstone of the entire gospel. If it is left out, then the gospel preached is another gospel.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Tukam of Sudan.

Sudan has been ravaged by a civil war for the last several years.

Pray that God brings peace to Sudan and keeps the Tukam safe.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Praying with our kids to the God of all grace

Homeschool parents, as you plan your new school year, have you sought the Lord’s guidance? We shouldn’t just plan and toil and schedule for our families — we need to pray!

Related question, if you are homeschooling this year, how will you pray WITH your kids? I recommend starting each day in prayer and Bible reading together. (What could possibly lay a better foundation for your kids each day than looking at God in his Word and speaking to him in prayer?)

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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.

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“The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.” (Psalm 37:31)

Put the law into the heart and the whole person will be made right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the Ten Commandments, inscribed on tablets of stone and kept in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In the head, the law puzzles; on the back, it burdens; in the heart, it upholds.

When we know the Lord as our own God, his law becomes liberty to us. God with us in covenant makes us eager to obey his will and walk in his commands. Is the precept my Father’s precept? Then I delight in it.

In this promise, we are guaranteed that the obedient-hearted man shall be sustained in every step that he takes. He will do that which is right and he shall therefore do that which is wise. Holy action is always the most prudent, though it may not seem to be so at the time. We are moving along the great high road of God’s providence and grace when we keep to the way of his law. The Word of God has never misled a single soul yet; its plain directions to walk humbly, justly, lovingly, and in the fear of the Lord, are as much words of wisdom to make our way prosperous as rules of holiness to keep our garments clean. If you walk righteously, you will walk surely.

Something to think about today if you’re feeling tempted to compromise on God’s commands: Obedience leads to blessing.