C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Wednesday October 8, 2025

"Praying in the Holy Ghost."-Jude 20
    
    Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer-"In the Holy Ghost." The seed of acceptable devotion must come from heaven's storehouse. Only the prayer which comes from God can go to God. We must shoot the Lord's arrows back to Him. That desire which He writes upon our heart will move His heart and bring down a blessing, but the desires of the flesh have no power with Him.
    
    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. The longer the gate is closed, the more vehemently does he use the knocker, and the longer the angel lingers the more resolved is he that he will never let him go without the blessing. Beautiful in God's sight is tearful, agonizing, unconquerable importunity. It means praying humbly, for the Holy Spirit never puffs us up with pride. It is His office to convince of sin, and so to bow us down in contrition and brokenness of spirit. We shall never sing Gloria in excelsis except we pray to God De profundis: out of the depths must we cry, or we shall never behold glory in the highest. It is loving prayer. Prayer should be perfumed with love, saturated with love-love to our fellow saints, and love to Christ. Moreover, it must be a prayer full of faith. A man prevails only as he believes. The Holy Spirit is the author of faith, and strengthens it, so that we pray believing God's promise. O that this blessed combination of excellent graces, priceless and sweet as the spices of the merchant, might be fragrant within us because the Holy Ghost is in our hearts! Most blessed Comforter, exert Thy mighty power within us, helping our infirmities in prayer.
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Friday, July 2, 2010

Hopping By...




ATTENTION!!!!! ATTENTION!!!!! ATTENTION!!!!!

NEW BOOK BLOGGER HOP TWIST!!

The Hop is going to start having a CRAZY twist each week, to get to know each other a little better!

Each week, I will ask you a question that you will answer on your own blog hop post on your blog - just a way for us to interact and get to know one another! So, when you enter you blog link below, make sure YOU LINK DIRECTLY TO YOUR BLOG HOP POST for the week!!

For the first week, I'm going to make it simple -
Tell us your NAME and WHY YOU STARTED BLOGGING
(in your own blog hop post on your own blog - not in the linky below, please!!!)

My Answer:
My name is Abi. I started blogging three years ago (see my celebration giveaway here). I wanted to post just every day happenings, recipes and crafts from there it grew to me doing book reviews for companies and authors. I also have a book review blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS this site is just book related things. (I have a book giveaway going on there too. click here to check it out.) If you become a follower of my site I can offer more giveaways. Thanks. Happy 4th of July to you. thanks for hopping by today.



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  1. UnknownJuly 3, 2010 at 1:53 AM

    Hopping in from the Book Blogger Hop! =))

    I'm a New follower! =)

    Happy 4th of July &

    Happy Reading!

    Have a great weekend!

    xoxo

    http://www.larissaslife.com/2010/07/book-blogger-hop-folow-my-book-blog.html

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  2. UnknownJuly 3, 2010 at 6:01 PM

    Stopping by from the hop. Have a great weekend!
    talesandtreats.blogspot.com

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