Category Archives: Faith’s Check Book C.H. Spurgeon

Thursday, May 23, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Full Reliance on God “For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.” ~ Psalm 72:12 ~ The needy cries; what else can he do? His cry is heard of God; what else need he do? Let the needy… (more…)

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Song of Confidence “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.” ~ Psalm 138:7 ~ Wretched walking in the midst of trouble. Nay, blessed walking,… (more…)

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Rain Without Clouds? Never! “If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth.” ~ Ecclesiastes 11:3 ~ Why, then, do we dread the clouds which now darken our sky? True, for a while they hide the sun, but the sun is not quenched; He… (more…)

Monday, May 20, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon We Dare Not Doubt “I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron.” ~ Isaiah 45:2 ~ This was for Cyrus; but it is evermore the heritage of all… (more…)

Sunday, May 19, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon We May Speak for God “Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth.” ~ Jeremiah 15:19 ~ Poor Jeremiah! Yet… (more…)

Saturday, May 18, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Losses Overcome “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten.” ~  Joel 2:25 ~ Yes, those wasted years over which we sigh shall be restored to us. God can give us such plentiful grace that we shall crowd into the remainder of our… (more…)

Friday, May 17, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon No Need to Stint “The upright shall have good things in possession.” ~ Proverbs 28:10 ~ The book of Proverbs is also a book of promises. Promises ought to be proverbs among the people of God. This is a very remarkable one. We are accustomed to think of… (more…)

Thursday, May 16, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon We Receive as We Give “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.” ~ Matthew 5:7 ~ It is not meet that the man who will not forgive should be forgiven, nor shall he who will not give to the poor have his own wants relieved. God… (more…)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God’s High Places “I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.” ~ Psalm 91:14 ~ Does the Lord say this to me? Yes, if I have known His name. Blessed be the Lord, I am no stranger to Him. I have tried Him, proved… (more…)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Surgery for Healing “Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.” ~ Hosea 6:1 ~ It is the Lord’s way to tear before He heals. This is the honest love… (more…)

Monday, May 13, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Day Is at Hand And I will give him the morning star. ~ Revelation 2:28 ~ Until the day break and the shadows flee away, what a blessing it is to see in Jesus “the morning star”! I remember when we read in the newspapers the idle tale… (more…)

Sunday, May 12, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Servants Honored “Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.” ~ Proverbs 27:18~  He who tends the fig tree has figs for his pains, and he who waits on a good master has honor as his… (more…)

Saturday, May 11, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Wait for the Finals “Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” ~ Genesis 49:19 ~ Some of us have been like the tribe of Gad. Our adversaries for a while were too many for us; they came upon us like a troop.… (more…)

Friday, May 10, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Fear Only God “So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” ~ Hebrews 13:6 ~ Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have.… (more…)

Thursday, May 09, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Trust Means Joy “For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.” ~ Psalm 33:21 ~ The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at the first rejoice, but it comes in due time. We trust the Lord… (more…)

Wednesday, May 08, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Wisdom for the Asking “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” ~ James 1:5 ~ If any of you lack wisdom. There is no “if” in the matter, for… (more…)

Tuesday, May 07, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Help Wanted “Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.” ~ Matthew 20:7 ~ Yes, there is work in Christ’s vineyard for old bodies. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us work. What grace is this! Surely every… (more…)

Monday, May 06, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Cure for Envy “Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cast off.” ~ Proverbs 23:17-18 ~ When we see the wicked prosper we are… (more…)

Sunday, May 05, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Why Remain Captive “The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity.” ~ Deuteronomy 30:3 ~ God’s own people may sell themselves into captivity by sin. A very bitter fruit is this, of an exceeding bitter root. What a bondage it is when the child of God is sold… (more…)

Saturday, May 04, 2018 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Victory in Reverses “Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.” ~ Micah 7:8 ~ This may express the feelings of a man or woman downtrodden and oppressed. Our enemy… (more…)