We have nothing; God gives everything

🛐 Daily Prayer: "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.'"

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March 05, 2024

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Daily Newsletter from SpurgeonBooks

If you missed yesterday’s newsletter, we’re trying something new this week. Every newsletter this week will focus on God the Holy Spirit. Next week, we will highlight a different theme. (Missed yesterday’s newsletter? Read it here.)

DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Oh 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.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

This week, the newsletter is focusing on God the Holy Spirit. If you want to learn more about God the Holy Spirit, a great book is Rediscovering the Holy Spirit: God’s Perfecting Presence in Creation, Redemption, and Everyday Life by Michael Horton.

This book unpacks the Holy Spirit’s work throughout the Bible and in our lives today. It is thoroughly biblical and practical.

Knowing and loving the Holy Spirit is a crucial part of the Christian life. I know this book will be a helpful tool as you worship God the Holy Spirit — I hope you’ll grab a copy today.