Prayer

Charles Spurgeon wrote this commentary on the apostle Jude’s phrase, “pray in the Holy Spirit,” from Jude 1:20:

Praying in the Holy Ghost is praying in fervency. Cold prayers ask the Lord not to hear them. Those who do not plead with fervency, plead not at all. As well speak of lukewarm fire as of lukewarm prayer – it is essential that it be red hot.

It is praying perseveringly. The true suppliant gathers force as he proceeds, and grows more fervent when God delays to answer…Beautiful in God’s sight is tearful, agonizing, unconquerable importunity…. We shall never sing Gloria in excelsis except we pray to God De profundis: out of the depths we cry, or we shall never behold glory in the highest.

May your prayers be just as heartfelt – and as a red hot firecracker.

Prayer for today:

Praise God for being a “consuming fire,” as Scripture says; repent of being lukewarm in prayer; ask Him to make you powerful in prayer for the rest of your life; yield to Him by tossing aside your spiritual dullness and blazing forward in boldness and fervor.