I recently subscribed to a daily email that contains a prayer and short devotional from the one and only Charles Spurgeon, one of the greatest preachers from the 19th century.
I love daily encouragements. I love reading classic books of the faith by saints from bygone days whose legacy lives on long after they have entered into glory. People such as Oswald Chambers, C. S. Lewis, Amy Carmichael, and Charles Spurgeon had such a huge influence on my spiritual development and still speak louder to me than many of the more contemporary voices.
Here’s a sample of the goodness I read just about every single day:
DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
Oh God, help us. We are very weak. If we get a little strength, it only adds to our weakness. We grow more and more dependent upon an almighty arm. If we did not have God, we would have nothing. Bless your servants who preach the gospel. May they never dream that they can save a soul. May they leave salvation with the savior whose work it is. May we be instruments in the hands of God, and be content to give him all the praise when we have the largest success.
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:10)
Let us pick up our tools and go to our work rejoicing, feeling, “Well, I may be weaker, or I may be stronger in myself, but my strength is in my God.” If I should ever become stronger, then I must pray for a deeper sense of weakness, lest I become weak through my strength. And if I should ever become weaker than I am, then I must hope and believe that I am really becoming stronger in the Lord. Whether I am weak or strong, what does it matter? He who never fails and never changes, will perfect his strength in my weakness, and this is glory to me.
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