Monthly Archives: August 2022

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.22.22

“The unsearchable riches of Christ.” ~ Ephesians 3:8. ~ My Master has riches beyond the count of arithmetic, the measurement of reason, the dream of imagination, or the eloquence of words. They are unsearchable! You may look, and study, and weigh, but Jesus is a greater Saviour than you think Him to be when your thoughts are at the greatest.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.22.22

Wrath to God’s Glory “Surely the wrath of man shall raise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.” ~ Psalm 76:10 ~ Wicked men will be wrathful. Their anger we must endure as the badge of our calling, the token of our separation from them: if we were of the world, the world would love its own. Our comfort… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.22.22

Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son,but delivered him up for us all,how shall he not with him alsofreely give us all things? King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 247

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.22.22

“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.” ~ Song of Solomon 5:8 ~ Such is the language of the believer panting after present fellowship with Jesus, he is sick for his Lord. Gracious souls are never perfectly at ease except they are in a state… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.21.22

“I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye Me in vain.” ~Isaiah 45:19 ~ We may gain much solace by considering what God has not said. What He has said is inexpressibly full of comfort and delight; what He has not said is scarcely less rich in consolation. It was one of these “said nots” which preserved the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.21.22

Night of Weeping; Joyous Day “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” ~ Psalm 30:5 ~ A moment under our Father’s anger seems very long, and yet it is but a moment after all. If we grieve His Spirit, we cannot look for… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.21.22

Psalm 42:8 Yet the Lord will commandhis lovingkindness in the day time,and in the night his song shall bewith me, and my prayer unto theGod of my life. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 455

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.21.22

“He that watereth shall be watered also himself.” ~ Proverbs 11:25 ~ We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the spiritual good of others. In watering others,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.20.22

“And they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.” ~ Nehemiah 3:8 ~ Cities well fortified have broad walls, and so had Jerusalem in her glory. The New Jerusalem must, in like manner, be surrounded and preserved by a broad wall of nonconformity to the world, and separation from its customs and spirit. The tendency of these days break down the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.20.22

Deliverance Not Limited “He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.” ~ Job 5:19 ~ Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for us till our deliverance is… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.20.22

Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord alwaysbefore me: because he isat my right hand,I shall not be moved. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 494

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.20.22

“The sweet psalmist of Israel.” ~ 2 Samuel 23:1 ~ Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character. In his history we meet with trials and temptations not to be discovered, as a whole, in other saints of ancient times, and hence he is all… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.19.22

“Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for Thou art my strength.” ~ Psalm 31:4 ~ Our spiritual foes are of the serpent’s brood, a and seek to ensnare us by subtlety. The prayer before us supposes the possibility of the believer being caught like a bird. So deftly does the fowler do his… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.19.22

Reward for the Righteous “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.” ~ Psalm 58:11 ~ God’s judgments in this life are not always clearly to be seen, for in many cases one event happeneth alike to all. This is the state of probation,… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.19.22

1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life;and he that hath not the Sonof God hath not life. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 450

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.19.22

“He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord.” ~ Micah 5:4 ~ Christ’s reign in His Church is that of a shepherd-king. He has supremacy, but it is the superiority of a wise and tender shepherd over his needy and loving flock; He commands and receives obedience, but it is the willing obedience of the well-cared-for sheep,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.18.22

“And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but He received it not.” ~ Mark 15:23 ~ Agolden truth is couched in the fact that the Saviour put the myrrhed wine-cup from His lips. On the heights of heaven the Son of God stood of old, and as He looked down upon our globe He measured the long… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.18.22

Seekers, Finders If thou seek him, he will be found of thee. ~ 1 Chronicles 28:9~ We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking, and He will not deny Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not if thou deserve Him, or purchase His favor, but merely if thou… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 09.18.22

Philippians 1:21 For to meto live is Christ,and to die is gain. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 433

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.18.22

“Strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.” ~ Jeremiah 51:5 ~ In this account the faces of the Lord’s people were covered with shame, for it was a terrible thing that men should intrude into the Holy Place reserved for the priests alone. Everywhere about us we see like cause for sorrow. How many ungodly men are… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.17.22

“This sickness is not unto death.”~ John 11:4 ~ From our Lord’s words we learn that there is a limit to sickness. Here is an “unto” within which its ultimate end is restrained, and beyond which it cannot go. Lazarus might pass through death, but death was not to be the ultimatum of his sickness. In all sickness, the Lord… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.17.22

Who Has the Majority? “And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” ~ 2 Kings 6:16 ~ Horses and chariots and a great host shut up the prophet in Dothan. His young servant was alarmed. How could they escape from such a body of armed men? But the prophet… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.17.22

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises,dearly beloved, let us cleanseourselves from all filthiness of theflesh and spirit, perfecting holinessin the fear of God. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 225

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.17.22

“The mercy of God.” ~ Psalm 52:8 ~ Meditate a little on this mercy of the Lord. It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of His mercy as in the matter of it. It is great mercy. There is nothing little… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.16.22

“Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit.”   ~ Romans 8:23 ~ Present possession is declared. At this present moment we have the first fruits of the Spirit. We have repentance, that gem of the first water; faith, that priceless pearl; hope, the heavenly emerald; and love, the glorious ruby. We are already made “new creatures in Christ Jesus,”… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.16.22

Uncover and Confess Sin “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” ~ Proverbs 28:13 ~ Here is the way of mercy for a guilty and repenting sinner. He must cease from the habit of covering sin. This is attempted by falsehood, which denies sin; by hypocrisy, which conceals it; by… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.16.22

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises,dearly beloved, let us cleanseourselves from all filthiness of theflesh and spirit, perfecting holinessin the fear of God. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 311

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.16.22

“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name.” ~ Psalm 29:2 ~ God’s glory is the result of His nature and acts. He is glorious in His character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy, and good, and lovely in God, that He must be glorious. The actions which flow from His character are… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.15.22

“And I will give you an heart of flesh.” ~ Ezekiel 36:26 ~ A heart of flesh is known by its tenderness concerning sin. To have indulged a foul imagination, or to have allowed a wild desire to tarry even for a moment, is quite enough to make a heart of flesh grieve before the Lord. The heart of stone… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.15.22

A Name Guarantee “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son,” ~ John 14:13 ~ It is not every believer who has yet learned to pray in Christ’s name. To ask not only for His sake, but in His name, as authorized by Him, is a high… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.15.22

Romans 14:8 For whether we live,we live unto the Lord;and whether we die,we die unto the Lord:whether we live therefore,or die, we are the Lord’s. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 225

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.15.22

“Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide.” ~ Genesis 24:63 ~ Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many hours in idle company, light reading, and useless pastimes, could learn wisdom, they would find more profitable society and more interesting engagements in meditation than in the vanities which now have such charms for… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.14.22

“I know their sorrows.” ~ Exodus 3:7 ~ The child is cheered as he sings, “This my father knows”; and shall not we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend and tender soul-husband knows all about us? He is the Physician, and if He knows all, there is no need that the patient should know. Hush, thou silly,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.14.22

Child Chastisement Not Forever “And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.” ~ 1 Kings 11:39 ~ In the family of grace there is discipline, and that discipline is severe enough to make it an evil and a bitter thing to sin. Solomon, turned aside by his foreign wives, had set up other gods… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 08.14.22

Revelation 3:14,20 And unto the angel of the churchof the Laodiceans write; These thingssaith the Amen, the faithful andtrue witness, the beginningof the creation of God; Behold, I stand at the door,and knock: if any man hear my voice,and open the door, I will come in to him,and will sup with him, and he with me. King James Version by… (more…)

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