Category Archives: Evening’s With Spurgeon

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.29.15

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me.”—John 6:37. THIS declaration involves the doctrine of election: there are some whom the Father gave to Christ. It involves the doctrine of effectual calling: these who are given must and shall come; however stoutly they may set themselves against it,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.28.15

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Who went about doing good.”—Acts 10:38. FEW words, but yet an exquisite miniature of the Lord Jesus Christ. There are not many touches, but they are the strokes of a master’s pencil. Of the Saviour and only of the Saviour is it true in the fullest, broadest, and most unqualified… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.27.15

Monday, July 27, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect?”—Romans 8:33. MOST blessed challenge! How unanswerable it is! Every sin of the elect was laid upon the great Champion of our salvation, and by the atonement carried away. There is no sin in God’s book against His people: He seeth… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.26.15

Sunday, July 26, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “That He may set him with princes.”—Psalm 113:8. OUR spiritual privileges are of the highest order. “Among princes” is the place of select society. “Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.” Speak of select society, there is none like this! “We are a chosen… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.25.15

Saturday, July 25, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “In their affliction they will seek Me early.”—Hosea 5:15. LOSSES and adversities are frequently the means which the great Shepherd uses to fetch home His wandering sheep; like fierce dogs they worry the wanderers back to the fold. There is no making lions tame if they are too well fed;… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.24.15

Friday, July 24, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His camp is very great.”—Joel 2:11. CONSIDER, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence. He is a man of war, Jehovah is His name. All the forces of heaven are at His beck, legions wait at His door, cherubim and seraphim;, watchers and holy… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.23.15

Thursday, July 23, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.”—1 John 1:7. CLEANSETH,” says the text—not “shall cleanse.” There are multitudes who think that as a dying hope they may look forward to pardon. Oh! how infinitely better to have cleansing now than to depend on the bare… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.22.15

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold the Man!”—John 19:5. IF there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of His people, it is where He plunged deepest into the depths of woe. Come hither, gracious souls, and behold the Man in the garden of Gethsemane; behold His heart… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.21.15

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Why go I mourning?”—Psalm 42:9. acANST thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.20.15

Monday, July 20, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?”—Jeremiah 2:18. BY sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by strange deliverances Jehovah had proved Himself to be worthy of Israel’s trust. Yet they broke down the hedges with which God had enclosed them… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.19.15

 Sunday, July 19, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench.”—Matthew 12:20. wHAT is weaker than the bruised reed or the smoking flax? A reed that groweth in the fen or marsh, let but the wild duck light upon it, and it snaps; let but the foot… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.18.15

Saturday, July 18, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path.”—Joel 2:8 LOCUSTS always keep their rank, and although their number is legion, they do not crowd upon each other, so as to throw their columns into confusion. This remarkable fact in natural history shows how thoroughly the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.17.15

Friday, July 17, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Let not one of them escape.”—1 Kings 18:40. WHEN the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had consumed the sacrifice in the presence of all the people, he called upon the assembled Israelites to take the priests of Baal, and sternly cried,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.16.15

Thursday, July 16, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come. For Thy servants rake pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.”—Psalm 102:13, 14. A selfish man in trouble is exceedingly hard to comfort, because the springs of his… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.15.15

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.”—Mark 16:9. JESUS “appeared first to Mary Magdalene,” probably not only on account of her great love and persevering seeking, but because, as the context intimates, she had been a special trophy of Christ’s delivering power. Learn from this, that the greatness of our sin… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.14.15

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “As it began to dawn, came Magdalene, to see the sepulchre.”—Matthew 28:1. LET us learn from Mary Magdalene how to obtain fellowship with the Lord Jesus. Notice how she sought. She sought the Saviour very early in the morning. If thou canst wait for Christ, and be patient in the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.13.15

Monday, July 13, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “When I cry unto Thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”—Psalm 56:9. IT is impossible for any human speech to express the full meaning of this delightful phrase, “God is for me.” He was “for us” before the worlds were made; He… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.12.15

Sunday, July 12, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His heavenly kingdom.”—2 Timothy 4:18. DONDER city of the great King is a place of active service. Ransomed spirits serve Him day and night in His temple. They never cease to fulfil the good pleasure of their King. They always “rest,” so far as ease and freedom from care is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.11.15

Saturday, July 11, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.”—Joel 1:3. IN this simple way, by God’s grace, a living testimony for truth is always to be kept alive in the land—the beloved of the Lord are to hand down their witness… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.10.15

Friday, July 10, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And the evening and the morning were the first day.”—Genesis 1:5. THE evening was “darkness” and the morning was “light,” and yet the two together are called by the name that is given to the light alone! This is somewhat remarkable, but it has an exact analogy in spiritual experience.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.09.15

Thursday, July 09, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And God divided the light from the darkness.”—Genesis 1:4. A believer has two principles at work within him. In his natural estate he was subject to one principle only, which was darkness; now light has entered, and the two principles disagree. Mark the apostle Paul’s words in the seventh chapter… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.08.15

Wednesday, July 08, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.”—Psalm 25:5. WHEN the believer has begun with trembling feet to walk in the way of the Lord, he asks to be still led onward like a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.07.15

Tuesday, July 07, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “When I passed by thee, I said unto thee, Live.”—Ezekiel 16:6. SAVED one, consider gratefully this mandate (of mercy. Note that this fiat of God is majestic. In our text, we perceive a sinner with nothing in him but sin, expecting nothing but wrath; but the eternal Lord passes by… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.06.15

Monday, July 06, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “How many are mine iniquities and sins?”—Job 13:23. HAVE you ever really weighed and considered how great the sin of God’s people is? Think how heinous is your own transgression, and you will find that not only does a sin here and there tower up like an alp, but that… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.05.15

Sunday, July 05, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.”—Isaiah 26:4. SEEING that we have such a God to trust to, let us rest upon Him with all our weight; let us resolutely drive out all unbelief, and endeavour to get rid of doubts and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.04.15

Saturday, July 04, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”—Psalm 24:4. OUTWARD practical holiness is a very precious mark of grace. It is to be feared that many professors have perverted the doctrine of justification by faith in such… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.03.15

Friday, July 03, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him.”—2 Timothy 2:12. WE must not imagine that we are suffering for Christ, and with Christ, if we are not in Christ. Beloved friend, are you trusting to Jesus only? If not, whatever you may have to mourn over on earth, you… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.02.15

Thursday, July 02, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.”—Psalm 28:1 A cry is the natural expression of sorrow, and a suitable utterance when all other modes of appeal… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.01.15

Wednesday, July 01, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.”—Genesis 3:8. MY soul, now that the cool of the day has come, retire awhile and hearken to the voice of thy God. He is always ready to speak with thee when thou art prepared… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.30.15

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Ah Lord God, behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee.”—Jeremiah 32:17. AT the very time when the Chaldeans surrounded Jerusalem, and when the sword, famine and pestilence had desolated the land, Jeremiah… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.29.15

Monday, June 29, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart.”—2 Chronicles 32:31 HEZEKIAH was growing so inwardly… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.28.15

Sunday, June 28, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”—Exodus 7:12. THIS incident is an instructive emblem of the sure victory of the divine handiwork over all opposition. Whenever a divine principle is cast into the heart, though the devil may fashion a counterfeit, and produce swarms of opponents, as sure as ever… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.27.15

Saturday, June 27, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.”—1 Corinthians 7:20. SOME persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is by becoming ministers, missionaries, or Bible women. Alas! how many would be shut out from any opportunity of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.26.15

Friday, June 26, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”—2 Peter 1:4. VANISH for ever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your risen Lord. It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ should dwell in the corruption of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.25.15

Thursday, June 25, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.”—Genesis 8:9. READER, can you find rest apart from the ark, Christ Jesus? Then be assured that your religion is vain. Are you satisfied with anything short of a conscious knowledge of your union and interest in Christ? Then woe… (more…)

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