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Holy Spirit, speak to us.

Holy Spirit, speak to us.

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Being nothing, we would ask to receive everything of you"

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November 18, 2025

Pray with Spurgeon

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Lord, how could we speak with you, for we are dust and ashes? May your Spirit speak in us, that we may speak to your Spirit. And how shall we draw near to you, for we have no merits? Let the merits of Jesus stand for us, that we may acceptably approach our God, being “accepted in the Beloved.” Lord, we are full of infirmities, and full of wants, and full of sin; and we come and cast ourselves at your feet. Being nothing, we would ask to receive everything of you; and being altogether undeserving, we would look to your loving-kindness and tender mercy, and expect much from that divine source, through Jesus Christ your Son.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.” (John 14:26)

Do we sufficiently look to the Holy Spirit for divine teaching? We read our Bibles, I trust, with diligence, and also any explanatory books by which we may better understand our Bibles; but do we look up to the Holy Spirit, and ask him distinctly and immediately to teach us what is the meaning of Christ’s words, and to bring them to our remembrance? I wish we did this more than we do.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Muhamasheen in Yemen.

The Muhamasheen are a persecuted minority group. Their name actually means “the marginalized ones.” They are excluded from many social, public, and education-related spaces, putting them at a big disadvantage.

Pray that the hope of Christ would reach these ones who are despised and rejected by the world.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Don’t make THIS parenting mistake this Christmas

We often get so caught up on making our Christ-centered Christmas moments special and memorable for our kids, that we end up not speaking about Jesus very much.

If we really want to make a difference in our kids’ hearts this Christmas and really drive home the reason for the season, we need to speak about Christ and his coming often. After all, we’re celebrating a baby who came in a manger. The news is magnificent, but the presentation is really ordinary.

I put together a simple family devotional for parents, The King is Coming that walks through the Bible’s big story to show your kids why Jesus came (and why it’s such good news).

Each day of the devotional, you’ll read a short passage of Scripture, talk about it (with supplied questions to get your kids thinking!), sing, and pray together.

This simple, daily “Jesus moment” is going to characterize your holiday season and redefine Christmas for your kids — I can’t wait to hear how God uses his word to help capture your kids’ attention and hearts.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“Trust in Christ does not come from us; it is always the work of the Spirit of God.” — Charles Spurgeon