Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.16.24

“With Thee is the fountain of life.”~ Psalm 36:9 ~ There are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious ordinances, fail to comfort or help us. Why does our gracious God permit this? Perhaps it is because we have been living too much without Him, and He therefore takes away everything upon which we have… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.22.24

“He shall take of Mine, and shall show it unto you.”~ John 16:15 ~ There are times when all the promises and a doctrines of the Bible are of no avail, unless a gracious hand shall apply them to us. We are thirsty, but too faint to crawl to the water-brook. When a soldier is wounded in battle it is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.16.24

  One with Christ Jesus “Because I live, ye shall live also.”~ John 14:19 ~ Jesus has made the life of believers in Him as certain as His own. As sure as the Head lives the members live also. If Jesus has not risen from the dead, then are we dead in our sins; but since He has risen, all… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.16.24

“Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.”~ John 21:12 ~ In these words the believer is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. “Come and dine,” implies the same table, the same meat; ay, and sometimes it means to sit side by side, and lean our head upon the Saviour’s bosom. It is being brought into the banqueting-house, where waves… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.15.24

“But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck.”~ Exodus 34:20 ~ Every firstborn creature must be the Lord’s, but since the ass was unclean, it could not be presented in sacrifice. What then? Should it be allowed to go free from the universal law?… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.15.24

  Sustained by Feeding “As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.”~ John 6:57 ~ We live by virtue of our union with the Son of God. As God-man Mediator, the Lord Jesus lives by the self-existent Father who has sent Him, and in… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.15.24

“But who may abide the day of his coming?”~ Malachi 3:2 ~ His first coming was without external pomp or show of power, and yet in truth there were few who could abide its testing might. Herod and all Jerusalem with him were stirred at the news of the wondrous birth. Those who supposed themselves to be waiting for Him,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.14.24

“And be not conformed to this world.”~ Romans 12:2 ~ If a Christian can by possibility be saved while he conforms to this world, at any rate it must be so as by fire. Such a bare salvation is almost as much to be dreaded as desired. Reader, would you wish to leave this world in the darkness of a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.14.24

Never Ashamed “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”~ Matthew 10:32 ~ Gracious promise! It is a great joy to me to confess my Lord. Whatever my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to declare the doctrines of His cross. O… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.14.24

“I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.”~ Philippians 3:8 ~ Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another person’s acquaintance with Him. No, I must know Him myself; I must know Him on my own account. It will be an intelligent knowledge I… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.13.24

“Love is strong as death.”~ Song of Solomon 8:6 ~ Whose love can this be which is as mighty as the conqueror of monarchs, the destroyer of the human race? Would it not sound like satire if it were applied to my poor, weak, and scarcely living love to Jesus my Lord? I do love Him, and perhaps by His… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.13.24

If, and a Triple Promise “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 ~ Called by the name of the Lord, we are nevertheless erring… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.13.24

“Godly sorrow worketh repentance.”~ 2 Corinthians 7:10 ~ Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too choice a flower to grow in nature’s garden. Pearls grow naturally in oysters, but penitence never shows itself in sinners except divine grace works it in them. If thou hast one particle of real hatred for… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.12.24

“The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost.”~ John 14:26 ~ This age is peculiarly the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, in which Jesus cheers us, not by His personal presence, as He shall do by-and-by, but by the indwelling and constant abiding of the Holy Ghost, who is evermore the Comforter of the church. It is His office to console… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.12.24

Mark of Covenant Grace “And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul that thou mayest live.”~ Deuteronomy 30:6 ~ Here we read of the true circumcision. Note the author of it: “The Lord thy God.” He alone can… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.12.24

“I will meditate in Thy precepts.”~ Psalm 119:15 ~ There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in His service. We ought to muse upon the things of God,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.11.24

“Whom He did predestinate, them He also called.”~ Romans 8:30 ~ In the second epistle to Timothy, first chapter, and ninth verse, are these words “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.” Now, here is a touchstone by which we may try our calling. It is “an holy calling, not according to our works, but according… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.11.24

  Free to Travel “And I will strengthen them in the Lord: and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.”~ Zechariah 10:12 ~ A solace for sick saints. They have grown faint, and they fear that they shall never rise from the bed of doubt and fear; but the Great Physician can both remove the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.11.24

“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”~ Lamentations 3:41 ~ The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.10.24

“And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.”~ Jeremiah 15:21 ~ Note the glorious personality of the promise. I will, I will. The Lord Jehovah Himself interposes to deliver and redeem His people. He pledges Himself personally to rescue them. His own arm shall… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.10.24

  Open Door of Communion “I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.”~ Revelation 3:8 ~ Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before them. My soul, thou hast resolved to live and die by that which the Lord has revealed in His Word, and therefore before thee… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.10.24

“Faultless before the presence of His glory.”~ Jude 24 ~ Revolve in your mind that wondrous word, faultless!” We are far off from it now; but as our Lord never stops short of perfection in His work of love, we shall reach it one day. The Saviour who will keep His people to the end, will also present them at… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.09.24

“But He answered her not a word.”~ Matthew 15:23 ~ Genuine seekers who as yet have not obtained the blessing, may take comfort from the story before us. The Saviour did not at once bestow the blessing, even though the woman had great faith in Him. He intended to give it, but He waited awhile. “He answered her not a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.09.24

  What Sanctifies Our Offerings? “And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord.”~ Leviticus 4:7 ~ The altar of incense is the place where saints present their prayers and praises; and it is delightful to think of it as sprinkled with the blood of the great sacrifice.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.09.24

“Able to keep you from falling.“~ Jude 24 ~ In some sense the path to heaven is very safe, but in other respects there is no road so dangerous. It is beset with difficulties. One false step (and how easy it is to take that if grace be absent), and down we go. What a slippery path is that which… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.08.24

“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… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.08.24

  Never Alone “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken.”~ Isaiah 62:4 ~ “Forsaken” is a dreary word. It sounds like a knell. It is the record of sharpest sorrows and the prophecy of direst ills. An abyss of misery yawns in that word forsaken. Forsaken by one who pledges his honor! Forsaken by a friend so long tried and… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.08.24

“Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.”~ Luke 5:4 ~ We learn from this narrative, the necessity of human agency. The draught of fishes was miraculous, yet neither the fisherman nor his boat, nor his fishing tackle were ignored; but all were used to take the fishes. So in the saving of souls, God… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.07.24

“Now on whom dost thou trust?”~ Isaiah 36:5 ~ Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian’s answer, and see if it is yours. “On whom dost thou trust?” “I trust,” says the Christian, “in a triune God. I trust the Father, believing that He has chosen me from before the foundations of the world; I trust Him… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.07.24

Always First in Fellowship “He goeth before you into Gailee; there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.”~ Mark 16:7 ~ Where He appointed to meet His disciples, there He would be in due time. Jesus keeps His trust. If He promises to meet us at the mercy seat, or in public worship, or in the ordinances, we… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.07.24

“Wherefore hast Thou afflicted Thy servant?”~ Numbers 11:11 ~ Our heavenly Father sends us frequent troubles to try our faith. If our faith be worth anything, it will stand the test. Gilt is afraid of fire, but gold is not: the paste gem dreads to be touched by the diamond, but the true jewel fears no test. It is a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.06.24

“He had married an Ethiopian woman.”~ Numbers 12:1 ~ Strange choice of Moses, but how much more strange the choice of Him who is a prophet like unto Moses, and greater than he! Our Lord, who is fair as the lily, has entered into marriage union with one who confesses herself to be black, because the sun has looked upon… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.06.24

The Leadership of Our Guide “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. “~ John 16:13 ~ Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it alone. At the entrance it is clear and bright; but if we would go further… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.06.24

“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.”~ John 4:14 ~ He who is a believer in Jesus finds enough in his Lord to satisfy him now, and to content him for evermore. The believer is not the man whose days are weary for want of comfort, and whose nights are long from absence of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.05.24

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.”~ Mark 16:16 ~ Mr. MacDonald asked the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man replied, “We shall be saved if we repent, and forsake our sins, and turn to God.” “Yes,” said a middle-aged female, “and with a true heart too.” “Ay,”… (more…)

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