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Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.12.18

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon A Quiet Heart “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” ~ Isaiah 30:15 ~ It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mis-trusting. What can we do if we wear ourselves to skin and bone? Can we gain anything by fearing and fuming?… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.12.18

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His ways are everlasting.” ~ Habakkuk 3:6 ~ What He hath done at one time, He will do yet again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following—the Lord’s ways are the result of wise… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.18

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Ye serve the Lord Christ.” ~ Colossians 3:24 ~ To what choice order of officials was this word spoken? To kings who proudly boast a right divine? Ah, no! too often do they serve themselves or Satan, and forget the God whose sufferance permits them to wear their mimic majesty… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.11.18

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Trust and Do; Do and Trust “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. “  ~ Psalm 37:3 ~ Trust and do are words which go well together, in the order in which the Holy Spirit… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.18

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ~ Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.18

Monday, December 10, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Whose heart the Lord opened.” ~ Acts 16:14 ~ In Lydia’s conversion there are many points of interest. It was brought about by providential circumstances. She was a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, but just at the right time for hearing Paul we find her at Philippi;… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.10.18

Monday, December 10, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God Is Our Ally “But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.” ~ Exodus 23:22 ~ The Lord Christ in the midst of His people is to… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.18

Monday, December 10, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “So shall we ever be with the Lord.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ~ Even the sweetest visits from Christ, how short they are—and how transitory! One moment our eyes see Him, and we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, but again a little time and we do not… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.18

Sunday, December 09, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “My people shall dwell in quiet resting places.” ~ Isaiah 32:18 ~ Peace and rest belong not to the unregenerate, they are the peculiar possession of the Lord’s people, and of them only. The God of Peace gives perfect peace to those whose hearts are stayed upon Him. When man… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.09.18

Sunday, December 09, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The “All” of Belief “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” ~ Mark 9:23 ~ Our unbelief is the greatest hindrance in our way; in fact, there is no other real difficulty as to our spiritual progress and prosperity.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.18

Sunday, December 09, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Therefore will the Lord wait that He may be gracious unto you.” ~ Isaiah 30:18 ~ GOD often DELAYS IN ANSWERING PRAYER. We have several instances of this in sacred Scripture. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day—he had to wrestle all… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.08.18

Saturday, December 08, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou, O God, hast prepared of Thy goodness for the poor.” ~ Psalm 68:10 ~ All God’s gifts are prepared gifts laid up in store for wants foreseen. He anticipates our needs; and out of the fulness which He has treasured up in Christ Jesus, He provides of His goodness… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.08.18

Saturday, December 08, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Following Leads to Honor “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.” ~ John 12:26 ~ The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ’s servant… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.08.18

Saturday, December 08, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.” ~ Revelation 3:4 ~ We may understand this to refer to justification. “They shall walk in white”; that is, they shall enjoy a constant… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.07.18

Friday, December 07, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” ~ 1 Corinthians 9:22 ~ Paul’s great object was not merely to instruct and to improve, but to save. Anything short of this would have disappointed him; he would have men renewed in heart,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.07.18

Friday, December 07, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Gift of Strength; Peace to Bless “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.” ~ Psalm 29:11 ~ David had just heard the voice of the Lord in a thunderstorm and had seen His power in the hurricane whose path… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.07.18

Friday, December 07, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Base things of the world hath God chosen.” ~ 1 Corinthians 1:28 ~ Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.06.18

Thursday, December 06, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” ~ Revelation 1:13 ~ One like unto the Son of Man” appeared to John in Patmos, and the beloved disciple marked that He wore a girdle of gold. A girdle, for Jesus never was ungirt while upon earth, but stood always ready… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.06.18

Thursday, December 06, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon “Through,” Not Engulfed “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”   ~ Isaiah 43:2 ~ Bridge there… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.06.18

Thursday, December 06, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.” ~ 1 Corinthians 15:48 ~ The head and members are of one nature, and not like that monstrous image which Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. The head was of fine gold, but the belly and thighs were of brass,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.05.18

Wednesday, December 05, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.” ~ Zechariah 1:20 ~ In the vision described in this chapter, the prophet saw four terrible horns. They were pushing this way and that way, dashing down the strongest and the mightiest; and the prophet asked, “What are these?” The answer was, “These… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.05.18

Wednesday, December 05, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon High Places of Defense “He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.” ~ Isaiah 33:16 ~ The man to whom God has given grace to be of blameless life dwells in… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.05.18

Wednesday, December 05, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Ask, and it shall be given you.” ~ Matthew 7:7 ~ We know of a place in England still existing, where a dole of bread is served to every passerby who chooses to ask for it. Whoever the traveller may be, he has but to knock at the door of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.04.18

Tuesday, December 04, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” ~ Romans 8:23 ~ This groaning is universal among the saints: to a greater or less extent we all feel it. It is not the groan of murmuring or complaint: it is rather… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.04.18

Tuesday, December 04, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Covered and Protected “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” ~ Psalm 91:4 ~ A condescending simile indeed! Just as a hen protects her brood and allows them to nestle under her wings,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.04.18

Tuesday, December 04, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I have much people in this city.” ~ Acts 18:10 ~ This should be a great encouragement to try to do good, since God has among the vilest of the vile, the most reprobate, the most debauched and drunken, an elect people who must be saved. When you take the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.03.18

Monday, December 03, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Lord mighty in battle.” ~ Psalm 24:8 ~ Wel may our God be glorious in the eyes of His people, seeing that He has wrought such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord Jesus upon Calvary routed every foe, breaking all the weapons of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.03.18

Monday, December 03, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Peace Whatever Exposure “I will make them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.” ~ Ezekiel 34:25 ~ It is the height of grace that Jehovah… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.03.18

Monday, December 03, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “There is no spot in thee.” ~ Song of Solomon 4:7 ~ Having pronounced His Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms His praise by a precious negative, “There is no spot in I thee.” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.02.18

Sunday, December 02, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold, all is vanity.” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:14 ~ Nothing can satisfy the entire man but the Lord’s love and the Lord’s own self. Saints have tried to anchor in other roadsteads, but they have been driven out of such fatal refuges. Solomon, the wisest of men, was permitted to make… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.02.18

Sunday, December 02, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Our Holiest Example “I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” ~ Psalm 16:8 ~ This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have the noblest companionship, the holiest example, the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.02.18

Sunday, December 02, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou art all fair, my love.” ~ Song of Solomon 4:7 ~ The Lord’s admiration of His Church is very a wonderful, and His description of her beauty is very glowing. She is not merely fair, but “all fair.” He views her in Himself, washed in His sin-atoning blood and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.01.18

Saturday, December 01, 2018 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “O that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men.” ~ Psalm 107:8 ~ If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified. Let us daily praise God for common mercies—common as… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.01.18

Saturday, December 01, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon True Walking Posture ” that walketh uprightly walketh surely.” ~ Proverbs 10:9 ~ His walk may be slow, but it is sure. He that hasteth to be rich shall not be innocent nor sure; but steady perseverance in integrity, if it does not bring riches, will certainly bring… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.01.18

Saturday, December 01, 2018 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou hast made summer and winter.” ~ Psalm 74:17 ~ My soul begin this wintry month with thy God. The cold snows and the piercing winds all remind thee that He keeps His covenant with day and night, and tend to assure thee that He will also keep that glorious… (more…)

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