Monthly Archives: December 2016

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.22.16

Thursday, December 22, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon   “The spot of His children.” ~ Deuteronomy 32:5 ~ WHAT is the secret spot which infallibly betokens the child of God? It were vain presumption to decide this upon our own judgment; but God’s word reveals it to us, and we may tread surely where we have revelation to… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.22.16

Thursday, December 22, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Immediately Present God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. ~ Psalm 46:1 ~ A help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor which is left at home is of no use to the seaman in the… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.22.16

Luke 2:8-11 “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.22.16

Thursday, December 22, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I will strengthen thee.” ~ Isaiah 41:10 ~ GOD has a strong reserve with which to discharge this engagement; for He is able to do all things. Believer, till thou canst drain dry the ocean of omnipotence, till thou canst break into pieces the towering mountains of almighty strength, thou… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.21.16

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.” ~ Ezekiel 16:10 ~ SEE with what matchless generosity the Lord provides for His people’s apparel. They are so arrayed that the divine… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.21.16

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon From Anger to Love He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.    ~ Micah 7:19 ~ God never turns from His love, but He soon turns from His… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.21.16

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” ~ 2 Samuel 23:5 ~ THIS covenant is divine in its origin. “HE hath made with me an everlasting covenant.” Oh that great word HE! Stop, my soul. God, the everlasting Father, has positively made a covenant with thee; yes, that… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.20.16

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Call thy labourers, and give them their hire.” ~ Matthew 20:8 ~ GOD is a good paymaster; He pays His servants while at work as well as when they have done it; and one of His payments is this: an easy conscience. If you have spoken faithfully of Jesus to… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.20.16

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Men as Men; God as God I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.20.16

Luke 2:1, 4-5 “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.” And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.20.16

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love.”  ~ Jeremiah 31:3 ~ SOMETIMES the Lord Jesus tells His Church His love thoughts. “He does not think it enough behind her back to tell it, but in her very presence He says, ‘Thou art all fair, my love.’ It is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.19.16

  Monday, December 19, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And there was no more sea.” ~ Revelation 21:1 ~ SCARCELY could we rejoice at the thought of losing the glorious old ocean: the new heavens and the new earth are none the fairer to our imagination, if, indeed, literally there is to be no great and wide sea,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.19.16

Monday, December 19, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Afflictions, But No Broken Bones He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. ~ Psalm 34:20 ~ This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted righteous man: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.19.16

Luke 1:76-78 “And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,”    King James… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.19.16

Monday, December 19, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.” ~ Proverbs 16:33 ~ IF the disposal of the lot is the Lord’s whose is the arrangement of our whole life? If the simple casting of a lot is guided by Him, how much… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.18.16

  Sunday, December 18, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.” ~ Proverbs 27:23 ~ EVERY wise merchant will occasionally hold a stock-taking, when he will cast up his accounts, examine what he has on hand, and ascertain decisively whether his trade is prosperous… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.18.16

Sunday, December 18, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Defended and Covered As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.  ~ Isaiah 31:5 ~ With hurrying wing the mother bird hastens up to the protection of her young. She wastes no time upon the road when coming to supply them with food or guard… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.18.16

Luke 1:68-70 ” Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:”      King James Version by Public Domain… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.18.16

Sunday, December 18, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Rend your heart, and not your garments.”  ~ Joel 2:13 ~ GARMENT-RENDING and other outward signs of religious emotion, are easily manifested and are frequently hypocritical; but to feel true repentance is far more difficult, and consequently far less common. Men will attend to the most multiplied and minute ceremonial… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.17.16

  Saturday, December 17, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”  ~ John 10:9 ~ JESUS, the great I AM, is the entrance into the true church, and the way of access to God Himself. He… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.17.16

Saturday, December 17, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Nearest and Dearest Fellowship So shall we ever be with the Lord. ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ~ While we are here the Lord is with us, and when we are called away we are with Him. There is no dividing the saint from His Savior. They are one,… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.17.16

Matthew 1:20-21 “But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.17.16

Saturday, December 17, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I remember thee.” ~ Jeremiah 2:2 ~ LET us note that Christ delights to think upon His Church, and to look upon her beauty. As the bird returneth often to its nest, and as the wayfarer hastens to his home, so doth the mind continually pursue the object of its… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.16.16

  Monday, December 16, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened.”  ~ Isaiah 48:8 ~ It is painful to remember that, in a certain degree, this accusation may be laid at the door of believers, who too often are in a measure… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.16.16

Friday, December 16, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Divine Expulsion Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.   ~ Joshua 17:18 ~ It is a great encouragement to valor to be assured of victory, for then a man goes forth to war in confidence and ventures where… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.16.16

Luke 1:46-47 ” And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” Luke 1:49 “For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.”    King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 812

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.16.16

Friday, December 16, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Come unto me.” ~ Matthew 11:28 ~ THE cry of the Christian religion is the gentle word, “Come.” The Jewish law harshly said, “Go, take heed unto thy steps as to the path in which thou shalt walk. Break the commandments, and thou shalt perish; keep them, and thou shalt… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.15.16

  Thursday, December 15, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And lay thy foundations with sapphires.” ~ Isaiah 54:11 ~ NOT only that which is seen of the church of God, but that which is unseen, is fair and precious. Foundations are out of sight, and so long as they are firm it is not expected that they should… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.15.16

Thursday, December 15, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon World Concord And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. ~ Isaiah 2:4 ~ Oh, that these happy times were come! At present the nations are heavily armed… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.15.16

Thursday, December 15, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave unto her.” ~ Ruth 1:14 ~ BOTH of them had an affection for Naomi, and therefore set out with her upon her return to the land of Judah. But the hour of test came; Naomi most unselfishly set before each of them the… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.15.16

Luke 1:30-33 “And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.14.16

  Wednesday, December 14, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I am crucified with Christ.” ~ Galatians 2:20 ~ THE Lord Jesus Christ acted in what He did as a great public representative person, and His dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all His people. Then all His saints rendered unto justice what was due, and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.14.16

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Nothing Old And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.  ~ Revelation 21:5 ~ Glory be to His name! All things need making new, for they are sadly battered and worn by sin. It is time that the old vesture was rolled… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 12.14.16

Luke 1:26-28 “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.14.16

wEDNESday, December 14, 2016 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “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… (more…)

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