Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.07.20

Monday, December 07, 2020 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 12.07.20

Monday, December 07, 2020 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 ~ 12.07.20

Monday, December 07, 2020 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 ~ 12.06.20

Sunday, December 06, 2020 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 12.06.20

Sunday, December 06, 2020 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 ~ 12.06.20

Sunday, December 06, 2020 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 ~ 12.05.20

Saturday, December 05, 2020 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 12.05.20

Saturday, December 05, 2020 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 ~ 12.05.20

Saturday, December 05, 2020 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 ~ 12.04.20

Friday, December 04, 2020 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 12.04.20

Friday, December 04, 2020 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 ~ 12.04.20

Friday, December 04, 2020 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 ~ 12.03.20

Thursday, December 03, 2020 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 12.03.20

Thursday, December 03, 2020 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 ~ 12.03.20

Thursday, December 03, 2020 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 ~ 12.02.20

Wednesday, December 02, 2020 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 12.02.20

Wednesday, December 02, 2020 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 ~ 12.02.20

Wednesday, December 02, 2020 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 ~ 12.01.20

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 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 12.01.20

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon True Walking Posture ” He 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… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.01.20

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 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…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.30.20

Monday, November 30, 2020 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels.” ~ Revelation 12:7 ~ War always will rage between the two great sovereignties until one or other be crushed. Peace between good and evil is an impossibility; the very pretence of it would, in fact,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.30.20

Monday, November 30, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God Is in the Front Line “The Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.” ~ Deuteronomy 31:8 ~ In the presence of a great work or a great… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.30.20

Monday, November 30, 2020 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.” ~ 2 Chronicles 25:9 ~ A very… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.29.20

Sunday, November 29, 2020 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Spices for anointing oil.” ~ Exodus 35:8 ~ Much use was made of this anointing oil under the law, and that which it represents is of primary importance under the gospel. The Holy Spirit, who anoints us for all holy service, is indispensable to us if we would serve the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.29.20

Sunday, November 29, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Know How to Wait “He that believeth shall not make haste.” ~ Isaiah 28:16 ~ He shall make haste to keep the Lord’s commandments; but he shall not make haste in any impatient or improper sense. He shall not haste to run away, for he shall not be… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.29.20

Sunday, November 29, 2020 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people . . . Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.” ~ Leviticus 19:16, 17 ~ Tale-bearing emits a threefold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.28.20

Saturday, November 28, 2020 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Seeking the wealth of his people.” ~ Esther 10:3 ~ Mordecai was a true patriot, and therefore, being exalted to the highest position under Ahasuerus, he used his eminence to promote the prosperity of Israel. In this he was a type of Jesus, who, upon His throne of glory, seeks… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.28.20

Saturday, November 28, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Doing what God Can Bless “The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto.” ~ Deuteronomy 28:8 ~ If we obey the Lord our God He will bless that which He gives us. Riches are no curse… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.28.20

Saturday, November 28, 2020 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.” ~ 3 John 3 ~ The truth was in Gaius, and Gaius walked in the truth. If the first had not been the case, the second… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.27.20

Friday, November 27, 2020 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” ~ Ephesians 1:7 ~ Could there be a sweeter word in any language than that word “forgiveness,” when it sounds in a guilty sinner’s ear, like the silver notes of jubilee to the captive Israelite? Blessed, for ever blessed… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.27.20

Friday, November 27, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Rest in All Thy Goings “And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” ~ Exodus 33:14 ~ Precious promise! Lord, enable me to appropriate it as all my own. We must go at certain times from our abode, for here we… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.27.20

Friday, November 27, 2020 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord.” ~ Zechariah 3:1 ~ In Joshua the high priest we see a picture of each and every child of God, who has been made nigh by the blood of Christ, and has been taught to minister in holy things,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.26.20

Thursday, November 26, 2020 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel.” ~ Zechariah 4:10 ~ Small  things marked the beginning of the work in the hand of Zerubbabel, but none might despise it, for the Lord had raised up one who would persevere until the headstone should be… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 11.26.20

Thursday, November 26, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Heavenly Alchemy “Your sorrow shall be turned into joy”. ~ John 16:20 ~ Their particular sorrow was the death and absence of their Lord, and it was turned into joy when He rose from the dead and showed Himself in their midst. All the sorrows of saints shall… (more…)

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