Holy, humble faith

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Lord take away our proud look; take away the spirit of ‘I am holier than thou’”

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SpurgeonBooks
September 25, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

We long for a humble and sincere faith in our divine Lord. Lord, if it is necessary to break our hearts in order that we may have it, then let them be broken. If we have to unlearn a thousand things to learn the sweet secret of faith in him, let us become fools that we may be wise, only bring us surely and really to stand upon the Rock of Ages—so to stand there as never to fall, but to be kept by the power of God, through faith, unto salvation.

As Christians, we should be humble. Lord take away our proud look; take away the spirit of “stand by, for I am holier than thou;” make us condescend to people of low morals. May we seek them out and seek their good. Give to the church of Christ an intense love for the souls of men. May it make our hearts break to think that they will perish in their sin. May we grieve every day because of the sin of this city. Set a mark upon our forehead and let us be known to you as people who sigh and cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst of the city.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” (James 4:10)

If you exalt yourself, he will pull you down. If you lie down in the dust before him, he will lift you up. It is according to God’s usual way of acting to practice these reversals. Mary truly sang, “he has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly. He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty” (Luke 1:52–53).

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Bajgi of India.

As Hindus, the Bajgi worship many gods. They spend their lives pursuing salvation (Moksha) through actions, meditation, and worship. None of their gods can save them, so their efforts will never be successful.

Pray that Christ would set the Bajdi free from their quest to earn salvation.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

An exciting new picture book biography for kids

I’ve shared before that I love the Do Great Things for God series of picture book biographies. I was really excited to receive a review copy of the latest book in this series — John Knox: The Boy Who Changed a Country by Sinclair Ferguson.

The life of John Knox was incredible, but many Christians in the U.S. don’t know much about this bold Scottish Reformer who suffered for the gospel and gave his life to teach the truth of the Bible. This accessible picture book will help your kids learn John’s story and call them to follow his example.

The pictures are so strong and engaging; the words are kid-friendly (even though they are written by one of the most brilliant theologians of our day!).

This book will call your kids to live boldly for Jesus — you definitely want to add it to your family’s library today.

LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“One of the greatest blessings that can occur to us is to be made to think little of ourselves.” — Charles Spurgeon