Monthly Archives: April 2023

Today’s Bible Verse 04.13.23

Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned, and come shortof the glory of God; Being justifiedfreely by his grace through theredemption that is in Christ Jesus: King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 319

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.13.23

“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.” ~ Song of Solomon 1:13 ~ Myrrh may well be chosen as the type of Jesus on account of its preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities, and its connection with sacrifice. But why is He compared to “a bundle of myrrh”? First, for plenty. He is not… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.12.23

“The king’s garden.”~ Nehemiah 3:15 ~ Mention of the king’s garden by Nehemiah brings to mind the paradise which the King of kings prepared for Adam. Sin has utterly ruined that fair abode of all delights, and driven forth the children of men to till the ground, which yields thorns and briers unto them. My soul, remember the fall, for… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.12.23

He Remembers No More “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”~ Jeremiah 31:34 ~ When we know the Lord, we receive the forgiveness of sins. We know Him as the God of grace, passing by our transgressions. What a joyful discovery is this! But how divinely is this promise worded: the Lord promises… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.12.23

Luke 9:23-24 And he said to them all,If any man will come after me,let him deny himself, and takeup his cross daily, and follow me.For whosoever will save his lifeshall lose it: but whosoever willlose his life for my sake,the same shall save it. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 456

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.12.23

“My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.” ~Psalm 22:14 ~ Our blessed Lord experienced a terrible sinking and melting of soul. “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a wounded spirit who can bear?” Deep depression of spirit is the most grievous of all trials; all besides is as nothing.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.11.23

“Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.”~ Psalm 25:18 ~ It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins—when, being under God’s hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offences against God. It is well, also, to take both sorrow and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.11.23

Close Fellowship “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord.” ~ Jeremiah 31:34 ~ Truly, whatever else we do not know, we know the Lord. This day is this promise… (more…)

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1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sinsin his own body on the tree,that we, being dead to sins,should live unto righteousness:by whose stripes ye were healed. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 528

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.11.23

“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint.” ~ Psalm 22:14 ~ Did earth or heaven ever behold a sadder spectacle of woe! In soul and body, our Lord felt Himself to be weak as water poured upon the ground. The placing of the cross in its socket had shaken Him with great violence,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.10.23

“For there stood by me this night the angel of God.”~ Acts 27:23. ~ Temptest and long darkness, coupled with imminent risk of shipwreck, had brought the crew of the vessel into a sad case; one man alone among them remained perfectly calm, and by his word the rest were reassured. Paul was the only man who had heart enough… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.10.23

Look and Live “And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shalt come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.” ~ Numbers 21:8 ~ This is a glorious gospel type. Jesus, numbered with the transgressors, hangs before us on the cross. A… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.10.23

Romans 5:6-8 For when we were yet without strength,in due time Christ died for the ungodly.For scarcely for a righteous man will one die:yet peradventure for a good man some wouldeven dare to die. But God commendeth hislove toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,Christ died for us. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.10.23

“The place which is called Calvary.” ~ Luke 23:33 ~ The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded upon the riven rock riven by the spear which pierced His side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.09.23

“Thy gentleness hath made me great.“~ Psalm 18:35 ~ The words are capable of being translated, “Thy goodness hath made me great.” David gratefully ascribed all his greatness not to his own goodness, but the goodness of God. “Thy providence,” is another reading; and providence is nothing more than goodness in action. Goodness is the bud of which providence is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.09.23

The Bible’s Supreme Place Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. ~ Psalm 119:16 ~ Yes, a true love for the great Book will bring us great peace from the great God and be a great protection to us. Let us live constantly in the society of the law of the Lord, and it… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.09.23

Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory,and the express image of his person,and upholding all things by the wordof his power, when he had by himselfpurged our sins, sat down on the righthand of the Majesty on high: King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 375

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.09.23

“And there followed Him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented Him.” ~ Luke 23:27 ~ Amid the rabble rout which hounded the Redeemer to His doom, there were some gracious souls whose bitter anguish sought vent in wailing and lamentations fit music to accompany that march of woe. When my soul can, in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.08.23

“I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me.”~ Psalm 23:4 ~ Behold, how independent of outward circumstances the Holy Ghost can make the Christian! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, and the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.08.23

Preserved to Work’s End ‘The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.’ ~ Acts 23:11 ~ Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now in danger? Then remember that you are immortal till your work… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.08.23

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies,we were reconciled to Godby the death of his Son,much more, being reconciled,we shall be saved by his life. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 474

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.08.23

“If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” ~ Luke 23:31 ~ Among other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching: “If the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what will be done when the sinner himself the dry tree shall fall into the hands of an angry… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.07.23

“Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness.”~ Psalm 51:14 ~ In this solemn confession it is pleasing to observe that David plainly names his sin. He does not call it manslaughter, nor speak of it as an imprudence by which an unfortunate accident occurred to a worthy… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.07.23

Without Fear of Man “And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.” ~ Deuteronomy 28:10 ~ Then we can have no reason to be afraid of them. This would show a mean spirit and be a token of unbelief rather than of faith.… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.07.23

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ:nevertheless I live; yet not I,but Christ liveth in me:and the life which I now livein the flesh I live by the faithof the Son of God,who loved me,and gave himself for me. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 512

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.07.23

“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?” ~ Psalm 4:2 ~ An instructive writer has made a mournful list of the honours which the blinded people of Israel awarded to their long-expected King. (1.) They gave Him a procession of honour, in which Roman legionaries, Jewish priests, men and women, took a part,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.06.23

“In the name of the Lord I will destroy them.”~ Psalm 118:12 ~ Our Lord Jesus, by His death, did not purchase a right to a part of us only, but to the entire man. He contemplated in His passion the sanctification of us wholly, spirit, soul, and body; that in this triple kingdom He Himself might reign supreme without… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.06.23

Not Forgotten “Thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.” ~ Isaiah 44:21 ~ Our Jehovah cannot so forget His servants as to cease to love them. He chose them not for a time but forever. He knew what they would be when He called them into the divine family. He blots out their sins… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.03.23

Sensitive to Warning “Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.” ~ 2 Kings 22:19… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.06.23

1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God,because he laid down his life for us:and we ought to lay down our livesfor the brethren. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 283

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.06.22

“Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp.” ~ Hebrews 13:13 ~ Jesus, bearing His cross, went forth to suffer without the gate. The Christian’s reason for leaving the camp of the world’s sin and religion is not because he loves to be singular, but because Jesus did so; and the disciple must follow his Master. Christ was… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.05.23

“Before honour is humility.”~ Proverbs 15:33 ~ Humiliation  of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, “To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 04.05.23

Not Forgotten Thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. ~ Isaiah 44:21 ~ Our Jehovah cannot so forget His servants as to cease to love them. He chose them not for a time but forever. He knew what they would be when He called them into the divine family. He blots out their sins… (more…)

Today’s Bible Verse 04.05.23

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constraineth us;because we thus judge, that if one diedfor all, then were all dead:And that he died for all, that theywhich live should not henceforthlive unto themselves, but unto himwhich died for them, and rose again. King James Version by Public Domain Thank You For Visiting 531

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.05.23

“On Him they laid the cross, that He might bear it after Jesus.” ~ Luke 23:26 ~ WE see in Simon’s carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then, Christian, Jesus does not suffer so as to exclude your suffering. He bears a cross, not that… (more…)

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