Sweet rest in Jesus

🛐 Daily Prayer: " Lord, if there are any creatures in the world that can praise you, we ought to do so."

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SpurgeonBooks
October 31, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Truly, Lord, if there are any creatures in the world that can praise you, we ought to do so. Everyone reading this prayer feels that he has some special reason for gratitude. Lord, it is an unspeakable mercy to know you—to know you as our reconciled God, to know you as our Father in Christ Jesus, who has forgiven us all our trespasses. It is unspeakably sweet to come and rest in you and to know that there is now no cause of quarrel between us and you; on the contrary, we are bound to one another by a covenant which you have made in infinite tenderness and mercy, so that your people might have strong peace and might boldly take hold to you.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“He is not far from each one of us.” (Acts 17:27)

This shows us how vain is all hope of escape from God. Where can we fly? Where can we hide? What will we do? We have provoked him. “The LORD will never leave the guilty unpunished” (Nahum 1:3). This is the solemn side of the matter.

But there is a bright side to this great truth of God’s nearness. If God is not far from each of us, then our seeking him is incredibly hopeful! If I seek God and he is not far from me, I will surely find him. I do not have to climb to heaven or dive into the abyss, for he is near. Where I sit, or stand, I may come to him. It is written, “If you seek him, he will be found by you” (1 Chronicles 28:9). And again, “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call to him while he is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Omnipresence yields good cheer to those who are panting for God. If the Lord is near, there is no reason he should not grant pardon right now to all who seek it. God is near, and therefore hope is near.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Belide in Indonesia.

The God who has drawn close to all of us will one day invite the Belide near: “the LORD of Armies will prepare for all the peoples” (Isaiah 25:6). The Belide have never heard this great invitation.

Pray that the gospel would reach the Belide.

TOMORROW IN THE WEEKEND EDITION

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  • Prayer for the Church — Prepare for Sunday with this prayer for the worship service

  • Q&A with Spurgeon — Can I know all of the Bible?

  • Spurgeon’s Letters — A letter that Spurgeon wrote to his son Thomas, encouraging him in ministry.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“We are one with Jesus, knit to him, united to him, never to be separated.” — Charles Spurgeon