Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.08.24

Confidence Not Misplaced “The Lord God will help me.”~ Isaiah 50:7 ~ These are in prophecy the words of Messiah in the day of His obedience unto death, when He gave His back to the smiters and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. He was confident in divine support and trusted in Jehovah. O my soul, thy… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.08.24

“They weave the spider’s web.”~ Isaiah 59:5 ~ See the spider’s web, and behold in it a most suggestive picture of the hypocrite’s religion. It is meant to catch his prey: the spider fattens himself on flies, and the Pharisee has his reward. Foolish persons are easily entrapped by the loud professions of pretenders, and even the more judicious cannot… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.07.24

“Satan hindered us.”~ 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ~ Since the first hour in which goodness came into conflict with evil, it has never ceased to be true in spiritual experience, that Satan hinders us. From all points of the compass, all along the line of battle, in the vanguard and in the rear, at the dawn of day and in the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.07.24

Rules for Prosperity “Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. “~ Joshua 1:7 ~ Yes, the Lord will be with us in our holy… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.07.24

“The upright love Thee”~ Song of Solomon 1:4 ~ Believers love Jesus with a deeper affection then they dare to give to any other being. They would sooner lose father and mother then part with Christ. They hold all earthly comforts with a loose hand, but they carry Him fast locked in their bosoms. They voluntarily deny themselves for His… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.06.24

“Watchman, what of the night?”~ Isaiah 21:11 ~ What enemies are abroad? Errors are a numerous horde, and new ones appear every hour: against what heresy am I to be on my guard? Sins creep from their lurking places when the darkness reigns; I must myself mount the watch-tower, and watch unto prayer. Our heavenly Protector foresees all the attacks… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.06.24

“Let the whole earth be filled with His glory;Amen, and Amen.”~ Psalm 72:19 ~ This is a large petition. To intercede for a whole city needs a stretch of faith, and there are times when a prayer for one man is enough to stagger us. But how far-reaching was the psalmist’s dying intercession! How comprehensive! How sublime! “Let the whole… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.05.24

“Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?” ~ Numbers 32:6 ~ Kindred has its obligations. The Reubenites and Gadites would have been unbrotherly if they had claimed the land which had been conquered, and had left the rest of the people to fight for their portions alone. We have received much by means of the efforts… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.05.24

Law in the Heart “The law of his God is in his heart;none of his steps shall slide.”~ Psalm 37:31 ~ Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.05.24

“We know that all thingswork together for good to them that love God.”~ Romans 8:28 ~ Upon some points a believer is absolutely sure. He knows, for instance, that God sits in the stern-sheets of the vessel when it rocks most. He believes that an invisible hand is always on the world’s tiller, and that wherever providence may drift, Jehovah… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.04-24

“I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands.”~ Haggai 2:17  ~ How destructive is the hail to the standing crops, beating out the precious grain upon the ground! How grateful ought we to be when the corn is spared so terrible a ruin! Let us offer unto the Lord thanksgiving.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.04.24

He Blesses and Keeps The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.~ Numbers 6:24 ~ This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise. That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come, for He speaks the mind of God. What a joy to abide under the divine blessing! This puts a gracious… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.04.24

“The people that do know their God shall be strong.”~ Daniel 11:32 ~ Every believer understands that to know God is the highest and best form of knowledge; and this spiritual knowledge is a source of strength to the Christian. It strengthens his faith. Believers are constantly spoken of in the Scriptures as being persons who are enlightened and taught… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.03.24

“But as He went.”~ Luke 8:42 ~ Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the ruler’s dead daughter; but He is so profuse in goodness that He works another miracle while upon the road. While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an unaccomplished wonder, it yields the ripe almonds of a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.03.24

The Right to Holy Things “But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.”~ Leviticus 22:11~ Strangers, sojourners, and servants upon hire were not to eat of holy things. It is so in spiritual matters still. But two classes were… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.03.24

“The Lamb is the light thereof.”~ Revelation 21:23 ~ Quietly contemplate the Lamb as the light of heaven. Light in Scripture is the emblem of joy. The joy of the saints in heaven is comprised in this: Jesus chose us, loved us, bought us, cleansed us, robed us, kept us, glorified us: we are here entirely through the Lord Jesus.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.02.24

“So she gleaned in the field until even.”~ Ruth 2:17 ~ Let me learn from Ruth, the gleaner. As she went out to gather the ears of corn, so must I go forth into the fields of prayer, meditation, the ordinances, and hearing the word to gather spiritual food. The gleaner gathers her portion ear by ear; her gains are… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.02.24

Speak What He Teaches “Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” ~ Exodus 4:12 ~ Many a true servant of the Lord is slow of speech, and when called upon to plead for his Lord, he is in great confusion lest he should spoil a good cause by his bad… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.02.24

“Who worketh all thingsafter the counsel of His own will.”~ Ephesians 1:11 ~ Our belief in God’s wisdom supposes and necessitates that He has a settled purpose and plan in the work of salvation. What would creation have been without His design? Is there a fish in the sea, or a fowl in the air, which was left to chance… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.01.24

“Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness.”~ Psalm 65:11 ~ All the year round, every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we sleep and when we wake His mercy waits upon us. The sun may leave us a legacy of darkness, but our God never ceases to shine upon His children with beams of love.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.01.24

“Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn.”~ Ruth 2:2 ~ Downcast and troubled Christian, come and glean to-day in the broad field of promise. Here are abundance of precious promises, which exactly meet thy wants. Take this one: “He will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.” Doth not that suit thy… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.01.24

Covenant Reaches Children “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”~ Genesis 17:7 ~ O Lord, Thou hast made a covenant with me, Thy servant, in Christ Jesus my Lord; and now, I beseech… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.31.24

“And these are the singers . . . they were employed in that work day and night.”~ 1 Chronicles 9:33 ~ Well was it so ordered in the temple that the sacred chant never ceased: for evermore did the singers praise the Lord, whose mercy endureth for ever. As mercy did not cease to rule either by day or by… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.31.24

An Appeal; Deliverance “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”~ Psalm 50:15 ~ This is a promise indeed! Here is an urgent occasion”the day of trouble.” It is dark at noon on such a day, and every hour seems blacker than the one which came before it. Then is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.30.24

“Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.”~ John 6:37 ~ No limit is set to the duration of this promise. It does not merely say, “I will not cast out a sinner at his first coming,” but, “I will in no wise cast out.” The original reads, “I will not, not cast out,” or “I… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.30.24

Promise of Future Meeting “I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.”~ John 16:22 ~ Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being daily fulfilled in another sense. Our gracious Lord has many “agains”… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.30.24

“And when he thought thereon, he wept.8~ Mark 14:72 ~ It has been thought by some that as long as Peter lived, the fountain of his tears began to flow whenever he remembered his denying his Lord. It is not unlikely that it was so, for his sin was very great, and grace in him had afterwards a perfect work.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.29.24

“All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me.”~ John 6:37~ This declaration involves the doctrine of election: there are some whom the Father gave to Christ. It involves the doctrine of effectual calling: these who are given must and shall come; however stoutly they may set themselves against it, yet they shall be brought out of darkness into… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.29.24

He Routs Our Enemy “He hath cast out thine enemy.”~ Zephaniah 3:15 ~ What a casting out was that! Satan has lost his throne in our nature even as he lost his seat in heaven. Our Lord Jesus has destroyed the enemy’s reigning power over us. He may worry us, but he cannot claim us as his own. His bonds… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.29.24

“Nevertheless I am continually with Thee.”~ Psalm 73:23 ~ Neverless, ”as if, notwithstanding all the foolishness and ignorance which David had just been confessing to God, not one atom the less was it true and certain that David was saved and accepted, and that the blessing of being constantly in God’s presence was undoubtedly his. Fully conscious of his own… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.28.24

“Who went about doing good.”~ Acts 10:38 ~ Few words, but yet an exquisite miniature of the Lord Jesus Christ. There are not many touches, but they are the strokes of a master’s pencil. Of the Saviour and only of the Saviour is it true in the fullest, broadest, and most unqualified sense. “He went about doing good.” From this… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.28.24

Bow Down; Be Lifted Up “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”~ 1 Peter 5:6 ~ This is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the Lord will lift us up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation. That same hand of God which presses… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.28.24

I was so foolish and ignorant; I was acting like an stupid animal before you.”~ Psalm 73:22 ~ This is the confession of the man after God’s own heart. The word foolish here means more than it signifies in ordinary language. Earlier in the Psalm he wrote, I was envious of the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.27.24

More than Mere Words “I will give you the sure mercies of David”~ Acts 13:34 ~ Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure.” We are sure that the Lord meant His mercy. He did not speak mere… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.27.24

“Exceeding great and precious promises.”~ 2 Peter 1:4 ~ If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow. Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude to… (more…)

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