Hope is alive because Jesus is alive

šŸ› Daily Prayer: "He who sits on the throne, and makes all things new, has made us new, and called us into newness of life, and made us to feel a life within us which must outlast the ages, for it is the life of God."

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April 01, 2024

Pray with Spurgeon

Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

This week, our prayers and Scripture readings each day will focus on the resurrection of Christ. While Easter is over, the resurrection is still the center of our faith and the reason we have hope; we shouldnā€™t be so quick to move on! Next week, weā€™ll highlight a different theme. Invite a friend to pray with you by sending them this link.

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Our Father, we thank you that we have passed from death to life and have been born again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He who sits on the throne, and makes all things new, has made us new, and called us into newness of life, and made us to feel a life within us which must outlast the ages, for it is the life of God.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

ā€œBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the deadā€¦ā€ (1 Peter 1:3)

Our best friend is not dead. Our great patron and helper, our omnipotent savior, is not lying in the tomb today. He lives; he ever lives. No sound of greater gladness can be heard in the Christian church than this: ā€œThe Lord is risen, the Lord is risen indeedā€ (Luke 24:24)! Now, observe the connection between a risen Savior and our living hope. The resurrection of Jesus is virtually my resurrection. If he were still dead, then I might fear that I, dying, should die. But he, having died, arose again in due season and lives. Therefore I, dying, shall also rise and live, for as Jesus is so must I be.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Was Easter Discouraging?

If you walked away from Easter celebrations yesterday uncertain about if Jesus really could have risen from the dead, you arenā€™t alone. Your questions are not bad, but they are also not unanswerable.

For a great, brief unpacking of why the resurrection is trustworthy (and great news for our lives), check out Is Easter Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin. The booklet answers four questions that everyone should ask about the resurrection. This is a valuable resource all year round to strengthen your own faith and give to others.