Monthly Archives: February 2024

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.21.24

“Understandest thou what thou readest?”~ Acts 8:30 ~ We should be abler teachers of others, and less liable to be carried about by every wind of doctrine, if we sought to have a more intelligent understanding of the Word of God. As the Holy Ghost, the Author of the Scriptures is He who alone can enlighten us rightly to understand… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.20.24

“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”~ Matthew 4:1 ~ A holy character does not avert temptation Jesus was tempted. When Satan tempts us, his sparks fall upon tinder; but in Christ’s case, it was like striking sparks on water; yet the enemy continued his evil work. Now, if the devil… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.20.24

Continual Guidance “The LORD shall guide thee continually”  ~ Isaiah 5 8:11 ~ What aileth thee? Hast thou lost thy way? Art thou entangled in a dark wood and canst thou not find thy paths? Stand still, and see the salvation of God. He knows the way, and He will direct thee in it if thou cry unto Him. Every… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.20.24

Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgressionseeketh love; but he that repeatetha matter separateth very friends. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 250

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.20.24

“God, that comforteth those that are cast down.”~ 2 Corinthians 7:6 ~ And who comforteth like Him? Go to some poor, melancholy, distressed child of God; tell him sweet promises, and whisper in his ear choice words of comfort; he is like the deaf adder, he listens not to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. He… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.19.24

“He first findeth his own brother Simon.”~ John 1:41 ~ This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life is vigorous. As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others. I will not believe that thou hast tasted of the honey of the gospel if thou canst eat it all thyself. True grace… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.19.24

Better Farther On“Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more”  Nahum 1.12 There is a limit to affliction. God sends it, and God removes it. Do you sigh and say, “When will the end be?” Remember that our griefs will surely and finally end when this poor earthly life is over, Let us quietly wait and patiently… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.10.24

1 John 4:11-12 Beloved, if God so loved us,we ought also to love one another.No man hath seen God at any time.If we love one another,God dwelleth in us, and his loveis perfected in us. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 250

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.19.24

“Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them.”~ Ezekiel 36:37 ~ Prayer is the forerunner of mercy. Turn to sacred history, and you will find that scarcely ever did a great mercy come to this world unheralded by supplication. You have found this true in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.18.24

“Father, I have sinned.”~ Luke 15:18 ~ It is quite certain that those whom Christ has washed in His precious blood need not make a confession of sin, as culprits or criminals, before God the Judge, for Christ has for ever taken away all their sins in a legal sense, so that they no longer stand where they can be… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.18.24

God Will Answer “He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them” ~ Psalm 145:19 ~ His own Spirit has wrought this desire in us, and therefore He will answer it. It is His own life within which prompts the cry, and therefore He will hear it. Those who… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.18.24

Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither death,nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,nor powers, nor things present,nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth,nor any other creature, shall be able toseparate us from the love of God,which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 267

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.18.24

“Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.~ Job 10:2 ~ Perhaps, O tried soul, the Lord is doing this to develop thy graces. There are some of thy graces which would never be discovered if it were not for thy trials. Dost thou not know that thy faith never looks so grand in summer weather as it does in winter?… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.17.24

“Whereas the Lord was there.”~ Ezekiel 35:10 ~ Edom’s princes saw the whole country left desolate, and counted upon its easy conquest; but there was one great difficulty in their way quite unknown to them The Lord was there”; and in His presence lay the special security of the chosen land. Whatever may be the machinations and devices of the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.17.24

God Can Make You Strong “Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded” ~ 2 Chronicles 15.7 ~ God had done great things for King Asa and Judah, but yet they were a feeble folk. Their feet were very tottering in the ways of the LORD, and their hearts very hesitating,… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.017.24

Romans 8:35,37 Who shall separate usfrom the love of Christ?shall tribulation, or distress,or persecution, or famine,or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we aremore than conquerors throughhim that loved us. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 262

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.17.24

“Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.”~ Genesis 25:11 ~ Hagar had once found deliverance there and Ishmael had drank from the water so graciously revealed by the God who liveth and seeth the sons of men; but this was a merely casual visit, such as worldlings pay to the Lord in times of need, when it serves their turn. They… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.16.24

“Thy good Spirit.”~ Nehemiah 9:20 ~ Common, too common is the sin of forgetting the Holy Spirit. This is folly and ingratitude. He deserves well at our hands, for He is good, supremely good. As God, He is good essentially. He shares in the threefold ascription of Holy, holy, holy, which ascends to the Triune Jehovah. Unmixed purity and truth,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.16.24

You Deal with God “I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man.”~ Hosea 11:9 ~ The Lord thus makes known His sparing mercies. It may be that the reader is now under heavy displeasure, and everything threatens his speedy doom. Let the text hold him… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 2.16.24

1 John 3:11 For this is the message that yeheard from the beginning, thatwe should love one another. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 158

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.16.24

“I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.“~ Philippians 4:11 ~ These words show us that contentment is not a natural propensity of man. “Ill weeds grow apace.” Covetousness, discontent, and murmuring are as natural to man as thorns are to the soil. We need not sow thistles and brambles; they come up naturally enough, because… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.15.24

“Whereby they have made Thee glad.”~ Psalm 45:8 ~ And who are thus privileged to make the Saviour glad? His church His people. But is it possible? He makes us glad, but how can we make Him glad? By our love. Ah! we think it so cold, so faint; and so, indeed, we must sorrowfully confess it to be, but… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.15.24

Ever Mindful “The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us.”~ Psalm 115:12 ~ I can set my seal to that first sentence. Cannot you? Yes, Jehovah has thought of us, provided for us, comforted us, delivered us, and guided us. In all the movements of His providence He has been mindful of us, never overlooking our mean… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.15.24

1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God,but that he loved us, and sent his Sonto be the propitiation for our sins. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 226

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.15.24

“To Him be glory both now and forever.”~ 2 Peter 3:18 ~ Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever, “to Him be glory.” Is He not a “Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek”? “To Him be glory.” Is He not king… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.14.24

“She was healed immediately.”~ Luke 8:47 ~ One of the most touching and teaching of the Saviour’s miracles is before us to-night. The woman was very ignorant. She imagined that virtue came out of Christ by a law of necessity, without His knowledge or direct will. Moreover, she was a stranger to the generosity of Jesus’ character, or she would… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.14.24

John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you,That ye love one another;as I have loved you, that ye also loveone another. By this shall all men knowthat ye are my disciples,if ye have love one to another. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 258

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.14.24

“And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.~ 2 Kings 25:30 ~ Jehoiachin was not sent away from the king’s palace with a store to last him for months, but his provision was given him as a daily pension. Herein he well pictures the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.14.24

Mercy to the Undeserving “He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.”~ Psalm 32:10 ~ O fair reward of trust! My Lord, grant it me to the full! The truster above all men feels himself to be a sinner; and lo, mercy is prepared for him: he knows himself to have no deservings, but mercy comes in… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.13.24

Blessed in the Field “Blessed shalt thou be in the field.” ~ Deuteronomy 28:3 ~ So was Isaac blessed when he walked therein at eventide to meditate. How often has the Lord met us when we have been alone! The hedges and the trees can bear witness to our joy. We look for such blessedness again. So was Boaz blessed… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 02.13.24

John 3:16 For God so loved the world,that he gave his only begotten Son,that whosoever believeth in himshould not perish,but have everlasting life. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 256

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.13.24

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God.”~ 1 John 3:1,2 ~ Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us. Consider who we were, and what… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.13.24

“There is therefore now no condemnation.”~ Romans 8:1 ~ Come, my soul, think thou of this. Believing in Jesus, thou art actually and effectually cleared from guilt; thou art led out of thy prison. Thou art no more in fetters as a bond-slave; thou art delivered now from the bondage of the law; thou art freed from sin, and canst… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.12.24

“He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.”~ John 14:16 ~ Great Father revealed Himself to believers of old before the coming of His Son, and was known to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as the God Almighty. Then Jesus came, and the ever-blessed Son in His own proper person, was the delight of His… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.12.24

God Delights to Give “And the Lord said unto Abraham, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward, for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.”~ Genesis 13:14-15 ~ A… (more…)

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