Monthly Archives: December 2023

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.14.23

“They go from strength to strength.”~ Psalm 84:7 ~ They go from strength to strength. There are various renderings of these words, but all of them contain the idea of progress. Our own good translation of the authorized version is enough for us this morning. “They go from strength to strength.” That is, they grow stronger and stronger. Usually, if… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.13.23

  “I will make thy windows of agates.”~ Isaiah 54:12 ~ The church is most instructively symbolized by a building erected by heavenly power, and designed by divine skill. Such a spiritual house must not be dark, for the Israelites had light in their dwellings; there must therefore be windows to let the light in and to allow the inhabitants… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.13.23

Evening Brightens into Day “It shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.”~ Zechariah 14:7 ~ It is a surprise that it should be so; for all things threaten that at evening time it shall be dark. God is wont to work in a way so much above our fears and beyond our hopes that we… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.13.23

Matthew 2:4-6 And when he had gathered all the chief priestsand scribes of the people together, he demandedof them where Christ should be born.And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea:for thus it is written by the prophet,And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda,art not the least among the princes of Juda:for out of thee shall come a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.13.23

“Salt without prescribing how much.”~ Ezra 7:22 ~ Salt was used in every offering made by fire unto the Lord, and from its preserving and purifying properties it was the grateful emblem of divine grace in the soul. It is worthy of our attentive regard that, when Artaxerxes gave salt to Ezra the priest, he set no limit to the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.12.23

“They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.”~ Hosea 5:7 ~ Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, “thou hast dealt treacherously” with God, thy best friend; treacherously with Jesus, whose thou art; treacherously… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.12.23

A Quiet Heart “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.”~ Isaiah 30:15 ~ It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mis-trusting. What can we do if we wear ourselves to skin and bone? Can we gain anything by fearing and fuming? Do we not unfit ourselves for action and unhinge our minds for wise… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.12.23

Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fulness of the time was come,God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,made under the law, To redeem them thatwere under the law, that we might receivethe adoption of sons. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 322

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.12.22

“His ways are everlasting.”~ Habakkuk 3:6 ~ What He hath done at one time, He will do yet again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following—the Lord’s ways are the result of wise deliberation; He ordereth all things according to the counsel of His… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.23

“Ye serve the Lord Christ.” ~ Colossians 3:24 ~ To what choice order of officials was this word spoken? To kings who proudly boast a right divine? Ah, no! too often do they serve themselves or Satan, and forget the God whose sufferance permits them to wear their mimic majesty for their little hour. Speaks then the apostle to those… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.11.23

Trust and Do; Do and Trust “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Trust and do are words which go well together, in the order in which the Holy Spirit has placed them. We should have faith, and that faith should work. Trust in God sets us… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.11.23

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shallgive you a sign; Behold, a virginshall conceive, and bear a son,and shall call his name Immanuel. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 269

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.23

“Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.”~ 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ~ Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. Heaven is the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.23

“Whose heart the Lord opened.”~ Acts 16:14 ~ In Lydia’s conversion there are many points of interest. It was brought about by providential circumstances. She was a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, but just at the right time for hearing Paul we find her at Philippi; providence, which is the handmaid of grace, led her to the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.10.23

God Is Our Ally “But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”~ Exodus 23:22 ~ The Lord Christ in the midst of His people is to be acknowledged and obeyed. He is the vice-regent of God and speaks in… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.10.23

Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up untothee a Prophet from the midst of thee,of thy brethren, like unto me; untohim ye shall hearken; King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 197

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.23

“So shall we ever be with the Lord.”~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ~ Even the sweetest visits from Christ, how short they are and how transitory! One moment our eyes see Him, and we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, but again a little time and we do not see Him, for our beloved withdraws Himself from us; like… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.23

“My people shall dwell in quiet resting places.”~ Isaiah 32:18 ~ Peace and rest belong not to the unregenerate, they are the peculiar possession of the Lord’s people, and of them only. The God of Peace gives perfect peace to those whose hearts are stayed upon Him. When man was unfallen, his God gave him the flowery bowers of Eden… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.09.23

The “All” of Belief “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” ~ Mark 9:23 ~ Our unbelief is the greatest hindrance in our way; in fact, there is no other real difficulty as to our spiritual progress and prosperity. The Lord can do everything; but when He makes a rule that… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.09.23

John 15:5,8 I am the vine, ye are the branches:He that abideth in me, and I in him,the same bringeth forth much fruit:for without me ye can do nothing. Herein is my Father glorified,that ye bear much fruit;so shall ye be my disciples. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 268

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.23

“Therefore will the Lord wait that He may be gracious unto you.”~ Isaiah 30:18 ~ GOD often DELAYS IN ANSWERING PRAYER. We have several instances of this in sacred Scripture. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day he had to wrestle all night for it. The poor woman of Syrophenicia was answered… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.08.23

“Thou, O God, hast prepared of Thy goodness for the poor.”~ Psalm 68:10 ~ All God’s gifts are prepared gifts laid up in store for wants foreseen. He anticipates our needs; and out of the fulness which He has treasured up in Christ Jesus, He provides of His goodness for the poor. You may trust Him for all the necessities… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.08.23

Following Leads to Honor “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.”~ John 12:26 ~ The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ’s servant I must be His follower. To do as Jesus did is the surest… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.08.23

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,the truth, and the life: no mancometh unto the Father, but by me. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 149

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.08.23

“Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.”~ Revelation 3:4 ~ We may understand this to refer to justification. “They shall walk in white”; that is, they shall enjoy a constant sense of their own justification by faith; they shall understand that… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.07.23

“I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.”~ 1 Corinthians 9:22 ~ Paul’s great object was not merely to instruct and to improve, but to save. Anything short of this would have disappointed him; he would have men renewed in heart, forgiven, sanctified, in fact, saved. Have our Christian labours been aimed… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.07.23

Gift of Strength; Peace to Bless “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.”~ Psalm 29:11 ~ David had just heard the voice of the Lord in a thunderstorm and had seen His power in the hurricane whose path he had described; and now, in the cool calm after the storm, that… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.07.23

John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection,and the life: he that believeth in me,though he were dead, yet shall he live: King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 154

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.07.23

  “Base things of the world hath God chosen.”~ 1 Corinthians 1:28 ~ Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinners then. Go to yon jail, and walk through the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.06.23

“Girt about the paps with a golden girdle.”~ Revelation 1:13 ~ One like unto the Son of Man” appeared to John in Patmos, and the beloved disciple marked that He wore a girdle of gold. A girdle, for Jesus never was ungirt while upon earth, but stood always ready for service, and now before the eternal throne He stays not… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.06.23

“Through,” Not Engulfed “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”~ Isaiah 43:2 ~ Bridge there is none: we must go through the waters and feel the rush of the… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.06.23

John 10:14-15 I am the good shepherd,and know my sheep,and am known of mine.As the Father knoweth me,even so know I the Father:and I lay down my life for the sheep. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 265

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.06.23

“As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.”~ 1 Corinthians 15:48 ~ The head and members are of one nature, and not like that monstrous image which Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. The head was of fine gold, but the belly and thighs were of brass, the legs of iron, and the feet, part of iron and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.05.23

“And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.”~ Zechariah 1:20 ~ In the vision described in this chapter, the prophet saw four terrible horns. They were pushing this way and that way, dashing down the strongest and the mightiest; and the prophet asked, “What are these?” The answer was, “These are the horns which have scattered Israel.” He saw before him… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.05.23

High Places of Defense “He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.”~ Isaiah 33:16 ~ The man to whom God has given grace to be of blameless life dwells in perfect security. He dwells on high, above the world, out of gunshot of… (more…)

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