Category Archives: Evening’s With Spurgeon

Sunday, November 15, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.” ~ Psalm 68:28 ~ IT is our wisdom, as well as our necessity, to beseech God continually to strengthen that which He has wrought in us. It is because of their neglect in this, that many Christians may blame themselves… (more…)

Monday, November 14, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.” ~ Genesis 29:26 ~ WE do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, but we scruple not to learn from the custom which he quoted as his excuse. There are some things… (more…)

Sunday, November 13, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Men ought always to pray.” ~ Luke 18:1 ~ IF men ought always to pray and not to faint, much more Christian men. Jesus has sent His church into the world on the same errand upon which He Himself came, and this mission includes intercession. What if I say that… (more…)

Saturday, November 12, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” ~ Luke 6:12 ~ IF ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet none was… (more…)

Friday, November 11, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He shall choose our inheritance for us.” ~ Psalm 47:4~ BELIEVER, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and selected for you the safest and… (more…)

Thursday, November 10, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “It is enough for the disciple that he be as His Master.” ~ Matthew 10:25 ~ NO one will dispute this statement, for it would be unseemly for the servant to be exalted above his Master. When our Lord was on earth, what was the treatment He received? Were His… (more…)

Wednesday, November 09, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.” ~ Isaiah 33:16 ~ DO you doubt, O Christian, do you doubt as to whether God will fulfil His promise? Shall the munitions of rock be carried by storm? O… (more…)

Tuesday, November 08, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples? “~ Mark 14:14 ~ JERUSALEM at the time of the passover was one great inn; each householder had invited his own friends, but no one had invited the Saviour, and He had no dwelling… (more…)

Monday, November 07, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And ye shall be witnesses unto Me.” ~ Acts 1:8 ~ IN order to learn how to discharge your duty as a witness for Christ, look at His example. He is always witnessing: by the well of Samaria, or in the Temple of Jerusalem: by the lake of Gennesaret, or… (more…)

Sunday, November 06, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.” ~ Hebrews 9:20 ~ THERE is a strange power about the very name of blood, and the sight of it is always affecting. A kind heart cannot bear to see a sparrow bleed, and unless familiarized… (more…)

Saturday, November 05, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” ~ Psalm 100:4 ~ OUR Lord would have all His people rich in high and happy thoughts concerning His blessed person. Jesus is not content that His brethren should think meanly of Him; it is His pleasure that His espoused ones should… (more…)

Friday, November 04, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “In Thy light shall we see light.” ~ Psalm 36:9 ~ NO lips can tell the love of Christ to the heart till Jesus Himself shall speak within. Descriptions all fall flat and tame unless the Holy Ghost fills them with life and power; till our Immanuel reveals Himself within,… (more…)

Thursday, November 03, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.”  ~ 2 Chronicles 30:27 ~ PRAYER is the never-failing resort of the Christian in any case, in every plight. When you cannot use your sword you may take to the weapon of all-prayer. Your powder may be damp,… (more…)

Wednesday, November 02, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.” ~ Psalms 119:53 ~ My soul, feelest thou this holy shuddering at the sins of others? for otherwise thou lackest inward holiness. David’s cheeks were wet with rivers of waters because of prevailing unholiness, Jeremiah desired eyes like fountains that… (more…)

Tuesday, November 01, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation “And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” ~ Matthew 24.39 ~ Universal was the doom, neither rich nor poor escaped: the learned and the illiterate, the admired and the abhorred, the religious and the profane, the old and… (more…)

Monday, October 31, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation “Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.” ~ Song of Solomon 8:13 ~ My sweet Lord Jesus remembers well the garden of Gethsemane, and although he has left that garden, he now dwells in the garden of his church: there he unbosoms himself… (more…)

Sunday, October 30, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation   But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.” ~ Luke 24:16 ~ The disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard his voice so often, and gazed upon that marred face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover him. Yet is it not so with… (more…)

Saturday, October 29, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him.” ~ Luke 24:16 ~ THE disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard His voice so often, and gazed upon that marred face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover Him. Yet is it not… (more…)

Fridday, October 28, 2016 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…)

Thursday, October 27, 2016 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…)

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 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…)

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 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…)

Monday, October 24, 2016 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…)

Sunday, October 23, 2016 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…)

Saturday, October 22, 2016 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…)

Friday, October 21, 2016 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…)

Thursday, October 20, 2016 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…)

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 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…)

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 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…)

Monday, October 17, 2016 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…)

Sunday, October 16, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “With Thee is the fountain of life.” ~ Psalm 36:9 ~ THERE are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious ordinances, fail to comfort or help us. Why does our gracious God permit this? Perhaps it is because we have been living too much without… (more…)

Saturday, October 15, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck.” ~ Exodus 34:20 ~ EVERY firstborn creature must be the Lord’s, but since the ass was unclean, it could not be presented in sacrifice. What then?… (more…)

Friday, October 14, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And be not conformed to this world.” ~ Romans 12:2 ~ IF a Christian can by possibility be saved while he conforms to this world, at any rate it must be so as by fire. Such a bare salvation is almost as much to be dreaded as desired. Reader, would… (more…)

Thursday, October 13, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Love is strong as death.” ~ Song of Solomon 8:6 ~ WHOSE love can this be which is as mighty as the conqueror of monarchs, the destroyer of the human race? Would it not sound like satire if it were applied to my poor, weak, and scarcely living love to… (more…)

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost.” ~ John 14:26 ~ THIS age is peculiarly the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, in which Jesus cheers us, not by His personal presence, as He shall do by-and-by, but by the indwelling and constant abiding of the Holy Ghost, who is evermore… (more…)