Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.21.24

“Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.”~ John 12:2 ~ He is to be envied. It was well to be Martha and serve, but better to be Lazarus and commune. There are times for each purpose, and each is comely in its season, but none of the trees of the garden yield such clusters as… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.21.24

The Outward, Upward Look “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.”~ Isaiah 45:22 ~ This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual life. Salvation comes through a look at Him who is “a just God and a Saviour.” How… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.21.24

“Grieve not the Holy Spirit.”~ Ephesians 4:30 ~ All that the believer has must come from Christ, but it comes solely through the channel of the Spirit of grace. Moreover, as all blessings thus flow to you through the Holy Spirit, so also no good thing can come out of you in holy thought, devout worship, or gracious act, apart… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.20.24

“The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.”~ Proverbs 30:26 ~ Conscious of their own natural defenselessness, the conies resort to burrows in the rocks, and are secure from their enemies. My heart, be willing to gather a lesson from these feeble folk. Thou art as weak and as exposed to peril as… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.20.24

Hunger Satisfied “For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”~ Psalm 107:9 ~ It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long, for God will greatly give. We are never in a right state… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.20.24

“O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.”~ Lamentations 3:58 ~ Observe how positively the prophet speaks. He doth not say, “I hope, I trust, I sometimes think, that God hath pleaded the causes of my soul”; but he speaks of it as a matter of fact not to be disputed. “Thou hast pleaded the causes of my… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.19.24

“O that I knew where I might find Him!”~ Job 23:3 ~ In Job’s uttermost extremity he cried after the Lord. The longing desire of an afflicted child of God is once more to see his Father’s face. His first prayer is not “O that I might be healed of the disease which now festers in every part of my… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.19.24

From Obedience to Blessing “From this day will I bless you.” ~ Haggai 2:19 ~ Future things are hidden from us. Yet here is a glass in which we may see the unborn years. The Lord says, “From this day will I bless you.” It is worthwhile to note the day which is referred to in this promise. There had… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.19.24

“Avoid foolish questions.”~ Titus 3:9 ~ Our days are few, and are far better spent in doing good, than in disputing over matters which are, at best, of minor importance. The old schoolmen did a world of mischief by their incessant discussion of subjects of no practical importance; and our Churches suffer much from petty wars over abstruse points and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.18.24

“Thou art from everlasting.”~Psalm 93:2 ~ CHRIST is EVERLASTING. Of Him we may sing with David, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.” Rejoice, believer, in Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Jesus always was. The Babe born in Bethlehem was united to the Word, which was in the beginning, by whom all things were… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.18.24

Clearly Supernatural In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. ~ Zechariah 12:8~ One of the best methods of the Lord’s defending His people is to… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.18.24

“A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”~ Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ In this metaphor, which has reference to the inner life of a believer, we have very plainly the idea of secrecy. It is a spring shut up: just as there were springs in the East, over which an edifice was built, so that none could reach them save… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.17.24

“He that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby”~ Ecclesiastes 10:9 ~ Oppressors may get their will of poor and needy men as easily as they can split logs of wood, but they had better mind, for it is a dangerous business, and a splinter from a tree has often killed the woodman. Jesus is persecuted in every injured saint, and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.17.24

  God Never Forsakes “For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.”~ Psalm 94:14 ~ No, nor will He cast even so much as one of them. Man has his castoffs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find out a single person whom… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.17.24

“To whom be glory for ever. Amen”~ Romans 11:36 ~ To whom be glory for ever.” This should be the single desire of the Christian. All other wishes must be subservient and tributary to this one. The Christian may wish for prosperity in his business, but only so far as it may help him to promote this To Him be… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.16.24

“Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty”~ Isaiah 33:17 ~ The more you know about Christ the less will you be satisfied with superficial views of Him; and the more deeply you study His transactions in the eternal covenant, His engagements on your behalf as the eternal Surety, and the fulness of His grace which shines in all… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.16.24

Weapons Doomed to Fail “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.”~ Isaiah 54:17 ~ There is great clatter in the forges and smithies of the enemy. They are making weapons wherewith to smite the saints. They could not even do as much as this if… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.16.24

“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul.”~ Lamentations 3:24 ~ It is not “The Lord is partly my portion,” nor “The Lord is in my portion”; but He Himself makes up the sum total of my soul’s inheritance. Within the circumference of that circle lies all that we possess or desire. The Lord is my portion. Not His grace… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.15.24

  Limitless Riches “My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”~ Philippians 4:19 ~ Paul’s God is our God and will supply all our need. Paul felt sure of this in reference to the Philippians, and we feel sure of it as to ourselves. God will do it, for it is like… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.15.24

“The Lord’s portion is His people.”~ Deuteronomy 32:9 ~ How are they His? By His own sovereign choice. He chose them, and set His love upon them. This He did altogether apart from any goodness in them at the time, or any goodness which He foresaw in them. He had mercy on whom He would have mercy, and ordained a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.14.24

“And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.”~ Genesis 29:26 ~ We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, but we scruple not to learn from the custom which he quoted as his excuse. There are some things which must be taken in order, and if we would win… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.14.24

“If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.”~ John 14:14 ~ What a wide promise! Anything! Whether large or small, all my needs are covered by that word anything. Come, my soul, be free at the mercy seat, and hear thy Lord saying to thee, “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” What a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.14.24

“I will cut off them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham.   ~ Zephaniah 1:5 ~ Such persons thought themselves safe because they were with both parties: they went with the followers of Jehovah, and bowed at the same time to Malcham. But duplicity is abominable with God, and hypocrisy His soul hateth.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.13.24

“Men ought always to pray.”~ Luke 18:1 ~ IF men ought always to pray and not to faint, much more Christian men. Jesus has sent His church into the world on the same errand upon which He Himself came, and this mission includes intercession. What if I say that the church is the world’s priest? Creation is dumb, but the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.13.24

  The Unfailing Watch “Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”~ Psalm 121:4 ~ Jehovah is “the Keeper of Israel.” No form of unconsciousness ever steals over Him, neither the deeper slumber nor the slighter sleep. He never fails to watch the house and the heart of His people. This is a sufficient reason for our resting… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.13.24

“The branch cannot bear fruit of itself.”~ John 15:4 ~ How did you begin to bear fruit? It was when you came to Jesus and cast yourselves on His great atonement, and rested on His finished righteousness. Ah! what fruit you had then! Do you remember those early days? Then indeed the vine flourished, the tender grape appeared, the pomegranates… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.12.24

“And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”~ Luke 6:12 ~ If ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet none was ever so much in supplication as He! Such was His love… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.12.24

Sanctified Souls Are Satisfied “My people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.”  ~ Jeremiah 31:14 ~ Note the “my” which comes twice: “My people shall be satisfied with my goodness.” The kind of people who are satisfied with God are marked out as God’s own. He is pleased with them, for they are pleased with Him. They… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.12.24

“The trial of your faith.”~ 1 Peter 1:7 ~ Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials. Faith never prospers so well as when all things are against her: tempests are her trainers, and lightnings are her illuminators. When a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.11.24

“He shall choose our inheritance for us.”~ Psalm 47:4~ Believer, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and selected for you the safest and best condition. A ship of large tonnage is to be brought… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.11.24

  The Lord’s Free Men “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”~ Romans 6:14~ Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below the throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer us, and then we cry unto the Lord, “Let… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.11.24

“Underneath are the everlasting arms.”~ Deuteronomy 33:27 ~ God the eternal God is Himself our support at all times, and especially when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how to pray, because… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.10.24

“It is enough for the disciple that he be as His Master.” ~ Matthew 10:25 ~ NO one will dispute this statement, for it would be unseemly for the servant to be exalted above his Master. When our Lord was on earth, what was the treatment He received? Were His claims acknowledged, His instructions followed, His perfections worshipped, by those… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.10.24

  Walk Without Stumbling “He will not suffer thy foot to be moved.”~ Psalm 121:3 ~ If the Lord will not suffer it, neither men nor devils can do it. How greatly would they rejoice if they could give us a disgraceful fall, drive us from our position, and bury us out of memory! They could do this to their… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.10.24

“The eternal God is thy refuge.”~Deuteronomy 33:27 ~ The word refuge may be translated “mansion,” or “abiding-place,” which gives the thought that God is our abode, our home. There is a fulness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be the humblest cottage, or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our… (more…)

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