Worry ruins us — strengthen our faith

🛐 Daily Prayer: "Work in us, oh God, the precious gift of faith, and increase faith if we have it. Let us not only have life, but have it more abundantly."

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SpurgeonBooks
April 11, 2025

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Deliver us from all fear. Let us rest in the great Father’s love. Save us also from worry and that anxiety which frets and eats like a canker. Help us to cast our burden upon you, whatever that burden may be. Work in us, oh God, the precious gift of faith, and increase faith if we have it. Let us not only have life, but have it more abundantly. Brighten our hope and may we joyfully expect the coming of the Lord. Inflame our love every day and may we more intensely love our God, our Savior, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and our fellow humans. Work in us, we pray, the blessed character of our divine example. Lead us to follow in his steps. May we be truly Christians, as truly as he was Christ.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)

God has a strong reserve with which to keep this promise; for he is able to do all things. Believer, until you can drain dry the ocean of omnipotence, until you can break into pieces the towering mountains of almighty strength, you never need to fear. Do not think that the strength of man shall ever be able to overcome the power of God. Whilst the earth’s huge pillars stand, you have enough reason to abide firm in your faith. The same God who directs the earth in its orbit, who feeds the burning furnace of the sun, and trims the lamps of heaven, has promised to supply you with daily strength.

PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

This week, we’re praying for the Dhund of Pakistan.

Christ was raised from the dead so that “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD” (Psalm 22:27). The Dhund cannot remember Christ because they have never heard of him.

Pray that the risen Lord Jesus would be known and believed among the Dhund.

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 — Why did Jesus have to die?

  • Spurgeon’s Letters — The second half of Spurgeon’s letter accepting the call to serve as pastor of New Park Street Chapel in London.

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LAST WORD FROM SPURGEON

“Shake off the dust of your worries and put on the beautiful garments of joy.” — Charles Spurgeon