Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.22.23

“He went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed.”~ Matthew 26:39 ~ There are several instructive features in our Saviour’s prayer in His hour of trial. It was lonely prayer. He withdrew even from His three favoured disciples. Believer, be much in solitary prayer, especially in times of trial. Family prayer, social prayer, prayer in the Church,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.21.23

“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?”~ Job 38:31 ~ If inclined to boast of our abilities, the grandeur of nature may soon show us how puny we are. We cannot move the least of all the twinkling stars, or quench so much as one of the beams of the morning. We speak… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.21.23

Avoid That Slip “Then shalt thou walk in thy way of safety, and thy foot shall not stumble.” ~ Proverbs 3:23 ~ That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the highway is under some protection. There is a way for every man,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.21.23

“Ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone.”~ John 16:32 ~ Few had fellowship with the sorrows of Gethsemane. The majority of the disciples were not sufficiently advanced in grace to be admitted to behold the mysteries of “the agony.” Occupied with the passover feast at their own houses, they represent the many who… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.20.23

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church.”~ Ephesian 5:25 ~ What a golden example Christ gives to His disciples! Few masters could venture to say, “If you would practise my teaching, imitate my life;” but as the life of Jesus is the exact transcript of perfect virtue, He can point to Himself as the paragon of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.20.23

Divine Provision “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?” ~ Matthew 6:30 ~ Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from. The soles… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.20.23

“My beloved.”~ Song of Solomon 2:8 ~ This was a golden name which the ancient Church in her most joyous moments was wont to give to the Anointed of the Lord. When the time of the singing of birds was come, and the voice of the turtle was heard in her land, her love-note was sweeter than either, as she… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.19.23

“And she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.”~ Ruth 2:14 ~ Whenever we are privileged to eat of the bread which Jesus gives, we are, like Ruth, satisfied with the full and sweet repast. When Jesus is the host no guest goes empty from the table. Our head is satisfied with the precious truth which Christ reveals; our heart… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.19.23

Becoming Fit for Glory “The Lord will give grace and glory.”~ Psalm 84:11 ~ Grace is what we need just now, and it is to be had freely. What can be freer than a gift? Today we shall receive sustaining, strengthening, sanctifying, satisfying grace. He has given daily grace until now, and as for the future, that grace is still… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.19.23

“Strong in faith.”~ Romans 4:20 ~ Christian, take good care of thy faith; for recollect faith is the only way whereby thou canst obtain blessings. If we want blessings from God, nothing can fetch them down but faith. Prayer cannot draw down answers, from God’s throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man who believes. Faith is the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.18.23

“As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you.”~ John 15:9 ~ As the Father loves the Son, in the same manner Jesus loves His people. What is that divine method? He loved Him without beginning, and thus Jesus loves His members. “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” You can trace the beginning of human affection;… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.18.23

Continue Upright “The prayer of the upright is his delight.”~ Proverbs 15:8 ~ This is as good as a promise, for it declares a present fact, which will be the same throughout all ages. God takes great pleasure in the prayers of upright men; He even calls them His delight. Our first concern is to be upright. Neither bending this… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.18.23

“Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”~ Galatians 3:26 ~ The fatherhood of God is common to all his children. Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, “Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.17.23

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.~ Matthew 5:9 ~ This is the seventh of the beatitudes: and seven was the number of perfection among the Hebrews. It may be that the Saviour placed the peacemaker the seventh upon the list because he most nearly approaches the perfect man in Christ Jesus. He who… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.17.23

Fear to Fear “Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.”~ Jeremiah 1:8 ~ Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. “Dare to be a Daniel.” Our great Captain should be served by… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.17.23

“Remember the poor.”~ Galatians 2:10 ~ Why does God allow so many of His children to be poor? He could make them all rich if He pleased; He could lay bags of gold at their doors; He could send them a large annual income; or He could scatter round their houses abundance of provisions, as once he made the quails… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.16.23

“Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins.”~ Psalm 19:13 ~ Such was the prayer of the “man after God’s own heart.” Did holy David need to pray thus? How needful, then, must such a prayer be for us babes in grace! It is as if he said, “Keep me back, or I shall rush headlong over the precipice of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.16.23

To Others an “Ensample” Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.~ Philippians 4:9 ~ It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul might have been. Oh, for grace to imitate him this day and every… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.16.23

“I am a stranger with thee.”~ Psalm 39:12 ~ Yes, O Lord, with Thee, but not to Thee. All my natural alienation from Thee, Thy grace has effectually removed; and now, in fellowship with Thyself, I walk through this sinful world as a pilgrim in a foreign country. Thou art a stranger in Thine own world. Man forgets Thee, dishonours… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.15.23

“He did it with all his heart and prospered.”~ 2 Chronicles 31:21 ~ This is no unusual occurrence; it is the general rule of the moral universe that those men prosper who do their work with all their hearts, while those are almost certain to fail who go to their labour leaving half their hearts behind them. God does not… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.15.23

God is a Sanctuary Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. ~ Ezekiel 11:16 ~ Banished from the public means of grace, we are… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.15.23

“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”~ 2 Timothy 2:1 ~ Christ has grace without measure in Himself, but He hath not retained it for Himself. As the reservoir empties itself into the pipes, so hath Christ emptied out His grace for His people. “Of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” He seems… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.14.23

“I will take heed to my ways.”~ Psalm 39:1 ~ Fellow-Pilgrim, say not in your heart, “I will go hither and thither, and I shall not sin;” for you are never so out of danger of sinning as to boast of security. The road is very miry, it will be hard to pick your path so as not to soil… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.14.23

Tender Comfort “As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.”~ Isaiah 66:13 ~ A mother’s comfort! Ah, this is tenderness itself. How she enters into her child’s grief! How she presses him to her bosom and tries to take all his sorrow into her own heart! He can tell her all, and she will sympathize as nobody… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.14.23

“Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”~ 1 Corinthians 10:12 ~ It is a curious fact, that there is such a thing as being proud of grace. A man says, “I have great faith, I shall not fall; poor little faith may, but I never shall.” “I have fervent love,” says another, “I can stand, there… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.13.23

“Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.”~ Genesis 8:9 ~ Wearied out with her wanderings, the dove returns at length to the ark as her only resting place. How heavily she flies she will drop she will never reach the ark! But she struggles on. Noah has been looking… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H Spurgeon 03.13.23

Despise Not Thy Youth “Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.”~ Jeremiah 1:6-7 ~ Jeremiah was young and felt a natural… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.13.23

“Why sit we here until we die?”~ 2 Kings 7:3 ~ Dear reader, this little book was mainly intended for the edification of believers, but if you are yet unsaved, our heart yearns over you: and we would fain say a word which may be blessed to you. Open your Bible, and read the story of the lepers, and mark… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.12.23

“To whom belongest thou?”~ 1 Samuel 30:13 ~ No neutralities can exist in religion. We are either ranked under the banner of Prince Immanuel, to serve and fight His battles, or we are vassals of the black prince, Satan. “To whom belongest thou? “Reader, let me assist you in your response. Have you been “born again”? If you have, you… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.12.23

Going Out with Joy “And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out.”~ Deuteronomy 33:18 ~ The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel who worship God in the spirit and have no confidence in the flesh. Zebulun is to rejoice because Jehovah will bless his “going out”; we also see a promise… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.12.23

“Thou shalt love thy neighbour.” ~ Matthew 5:43 ~ Love thy neighbour.” Perhaps he rolls in riches, and thou art poor, and living in thy little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; thou seest every day his estates, his fine linen, and his sumptuous banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.11.23

“Thou shalt be called, Sought out.”~ Isaiah 62:12 ~ The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, not seeking out. The loss is more perplexing and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.11.23

Whose Battle? “And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saith not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.” ~ 1 Samuel 17:47 ~ Let this point be settled, that the battle is the Lord’s, and we may be quite sure of the victory, and of the victory… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.11.23

“Sin . . . exceeding sinful.”~ Romans 7:13 ~ Beware of light thoughts of sin. At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender, that we are afraid of the slightest sin. Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear lest they should offend against God. But alas! very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.10.23

“Man . . . is of few days, and full of trouble.”~ Job 14:1 ~ It may be of great service to us, before we fall asleep, to remember this mournful fact, for it may lead us to set loose by earthly things. There is nothing very pleasant in the recollection that we are not above the shafts of adversity,… (more…)

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