Category Archives: Devotional

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.28.18

Sunday, October 28, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.” ~ Song of Solomon 5:11 ~ Comparisons all fail to set forth the Lord Jesus, but the spouse uses the best within her reach. By the head of Jesus we may understand His… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.28.18

Sunday, October 28, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Sins of Ignorance “And it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance.” ~ Numbers 15:25 ~ Because of our ignorance we are not fully aware of our sins of ignorance. Yet we may be sure they are many, in the form both of commission and omission. We… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.28.18

Sunday, October 28, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I have chosen you out of the world.”  ~ John 15:19 ~ Here is distinguishing grace and discriminating regard; for some are made the special objects of divine affection. Do not be afraid to dwell upon this high doctrine of election. When your mind is most heavy and depressed, you… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.27.18

Saturday, October 27, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “We are all as an unclean thing.” ~ Isaiah 64:6 ~ The believer is a new creature, he belongs to a holy generation and a peculiar people—the Spirit of God is in him, and in all respects he is far removed from the natural man; but for all that the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.27.18

Saturday, October 27, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon His Service, Face, Name “His servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their forehead.” ~ Revelation 22:3-4 ~ Three choice blessings will be ours in the gloryland. “His servants shall serve him.” No other lords shall oppress us, no… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.27.18

Saturday, October 27, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “It is a faithful saying.” ~ 2 Timothy 2:11 ~ Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” The next is in 1 Timothy… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.26.18

Friday, October 26, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:7 ~ Everything sublunary is on the move, time knows nothing of rest. The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the great… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.26.18

Friday, October 26, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Because of Us “For the elect’s sake those days be shortened.” ~ Matthew 24:22 ~ For the sake of His elect the Lord withholds many judgments and shortens others. In great tribulations the fire would devour all were it not that out of regard to His elect the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.26.18

Friday, October 26, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.” ~ Haggai 1:9 ~ Churlish souls stint… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.25.18

Thursday, October 25, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “She gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.” ~ Ruth 2:3 ~ Her hap was. Yes, it seemed nothing but an accident, but how divinely was it overruled!… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.25.18

Thursday, October 25, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God First, Then Extras “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” ~ Matthew 6:33 ~ See how the Bible opens: “In the beginning God.” Let your life open in the same way. Seek with your… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.25.18

Thursday, October 25, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “For the truths sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.” ~ 2 John 2 ~ Once let the truth of God obtain an entrance into the human heart and subdue the whole man unto itself, no power human or infernal can dislodge it. We entertain… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.24.18

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He began to wash the disciples’ feet.” ~ John 13:5 ~ The Lord Jesus loves His people so much, that every day He is still doing for them much that is analogous to washing their soiled feet. Their poorest actions He accepts; their deepest sorrow He feels; their slenderest wish… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.24.18

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Godly Stability “And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.” ~ Jeremiah 15:20 ~ Stability in… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.24.18

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The trees of the Lord are full of sap.” ~ Psalm 104:16 ~ Without sap the tree cannot flourish or even exist. Vitality is essential to a Christian. There must be life—a vital principle infused into us by God the Holy Ghost, or we cannot be trees of the Lord.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.23.18

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.” ~ Luke 22:46 ~ When is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you had daily troubles to take to the throne of grace,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.23.18

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Harvest of Light, Gladness “Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.” ~ Psalm 97:11 ~ Righteousness is often costly to the man who keeps to it at all hazards, but in the end it will bear its own expenses and return an… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.23.18

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Will ye also go away?”  ~ John 6:67 ~ Many  have forsaken Christ, and have walked no more with Him; but what reason have YOU to make a change? Has there been any reason for it in the past? Has not Jesus proved Himself all-sufficient? He appeals to you this… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.22.18

Monday, October 22, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “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… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.22.18

Monday, October 22, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Plead His Own Promise “Thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.”     ~ 2 Samuel 7:29 ~ This is a promise pleaded, and so it yields double instruction to us. Anything which the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.22.18

Monday, October 22, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I will love them freely.” ~ Hosea 14:4 ~ This sentence is a body of divinity in miniature. He who understands its meaning is a theologian, and he who can dive into its fulness is a true master in Israel. It is a condensation of the glorious message of salvation… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.21.18

Sunday, October 21, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?” ~ Luke 24:38 ~ Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?” The Lord cares for all things, and the meanest… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.21.18

Sunday, October 21, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God’s Multiplication Table “A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.” ~ Isaiah 60:22 ~ Works for the Lord often begin on a small scale, and they are none the worse for this.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.20.18

Saturday, October 20, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Keep not back.” ~Isaiah 43:6 ~ Although this message was sent to the south, and referred to the seed of Israel, it may profitably be a summons to ourselves. Backward we are naturally to all good things, and it is a lesson of grace to learn to go forward in… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.20.18

Saturday, October 20, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon From Every Sin “He shall save his people from their sins.” ~ Matthew 1:21 ~ Lord, save me from my sins. By the name of Jesus I am encouraged thus to pray. Save me from my past sins, that the habit of them may not hold me captive.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.20.18

Saturday, October 20, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Grow up into Him in all things.”  ~ Ephesians 4:15 ~ Many Christians remain stunted and dwarfed in spiritual things, so as to present the same appearance year after year. No up-springing of advanced and refined feeling is manifest in them. They exist but do not “grow up into Him… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.19.18

Friday, October 19, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “God, my Maker, who giveth songs in the night.” ~ Job 35:10 ~ Any man can sing in the day. When the cup is full, man draws inspiration from it. When wealth rolls in abundance around him, any man can praise the God who gives a plenteous harvest or sends… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.19.18

Friday, October 19, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Regulated Chastisement “I will correct thee in measure.” ~ Jeremiah 30:11 ~ To be left uncorrected would be a fatal sign: it would prove that the Lord had said, “He is given unto idols, let him alone.” God grant that such may never be our portion! Uninterrupted prosperity… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.19.18

Friday, October 19, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Babes in Christ.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:1 ~ Are you mourning, believer, because you are so weak in the divine life: because your faith is so little, your love so feeble? Cheer up, for you have cause for gratitude. Remember that in some things you are equal to the greatest… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.18.18

Thursday, October 18, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice.” ~ 1 Samuel 15:22 ~ Saul  had been commanded to slay utterly all the Amalekites and their cattle. Instead of doing so, he preserved the king, and suffered his people to take the best of the oxen and of the sheep. When called… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.18.18

Thursday, October 18, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Tears, Then Joyful Harvest “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” ~ Psalm 126:5 ~ Weeping times are suitable for sowing: we do not want the ground to be too dry. Seed steeped in the tears of earnest anxiety will come up all the sooner. The… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.18.18

Thursday, October 18, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thy paths drop fatness.” ~ Psalm 65:11 ~ Many are “the paths of the Lord” which “drop fatness,” but an especial one is the path of prayer. No believer, who is much in the closet, will have need to cry, “My leanness, my leanness; woe unto me.” Starving souls live… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.21.18

Sunday, October 21, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The love of Christ constraineth us.” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:14 ~ How much owest thou unto my Lord? Has He ever done anything for thee? Has He forgiven thy sins? Has He covered thee with a robe of righteousness? Has He set thy feet upon a rock? Has He established… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.17.18

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He shall gather the lambs with His arm.” ~ Isaiah 40:11 ~ Our good Shepherd has in His flock a variety of experiences, some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak in faith, but He is impartial in His care for all His sheep, and the weakest lamb… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.17.18

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Holy Fear “He that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.” ~ Proverbs 13:13 ~ Holy awe of God’s Word is at a great discount. Men think themselves wiser than the Word of the Lord and sit in judgment upon it. “So did not I, because of the fear… (more…)