Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.28.22

“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 sense. “He went about doing good.” From… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.28.22

Bow Down; Be Lifted Up “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” ~ 1 Peter 5:6 ~ This is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the Lord will lift us up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation. That same hand of God which… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.28.22

“I was so foolish and ignorant; I was acting like an stupid animal before you.” ~ Psalm 73:22 ~ This is the confession of the man after God’s own heart. The word “foolish” here means more than it signifies in ordinary language. Earlier in the Psalm he wrote, “I was envious of the foolish when I saw the prosperity of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.27.22

“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 no sin in Jacob, neither iniquity in… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.27.22

More than Mere Words “I will give you the sure mercies of David” ~ Acts 13:34 ~ Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure.” We are sure that the Lord meant His mercy. He did not speak… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.27.22

“Exceeding great and precious promises.” ~ 2 Peter 1:4 ~ If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow. Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.26.22

“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 generation, a peculiar people, a royal priesthood.”… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.26.22

A Change of Name “And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali; for I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.” ~ Hosea 2:16-17 ~ That day has come. We view… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.26.22

“Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge, etc.” ~ 2 Peter 1:5, 6 ~ If thou wouldest enjoy the eminent grace of the full assurance of faith, under the blessed Spirit’s influence, and assistance, do what the Scripture tells thee, “Give diligence.” Take care that thy faith is of the right kind that it is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.25.22

“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; they must be brought down from their… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.25.22

Nothing to Alarm Us “But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.” ~ Daniel 12:13 ~ We cannot understand all the prophecies, but yet we regard them with pleasure and not with dismay. There can be nothing in the Father’s decree which should justly… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.25.22

“He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.” ~ Genesis 39:12 ~ In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of victory but by flight. The ancient naturalists wrote much of basilisks, whose eyes fascinated their victims and rendered them easy victims; so the mere gaze of wickedness puts us in solemn danger. He… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.24.22

“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 ones, principalities and powers, are all attentive… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.24.22

Perfect Purity “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment.” ~ Revelation 3:5 ~ Warrior of the cross, fight on! Never rest till thy victory is complete, for thine eternal reward will prove worthy of a life of warfare. See, here is perfect purity for thee! A few in Sardis kept their garments undefiled, and their recompense… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.24.22

“Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.” ~ Exodus 14:13 ~ These words contain God’s command to the believer when he is reduced to great straits and brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he cannot go forward; he is shut up on the right hand and on the left; what is he now to do? The Master’s… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.23.22

“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 possibility of forgiveness when I come to die. Some… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.23.22

Absolutely No Remembrance “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.”  ~ Hebrews 10:17 ~ According to this gracious covenant the Lord treats His people as if they had never sinned. Practically, He forgets all their trespasses. Sins of all kinds He treats as if they had never been, as if they were quite erased from His memory.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.23.22

“Even thou wast as one of them.” ~ Obadiah 1:11 ~ Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the men of Esau made common cause with Israel’s foes. Special stress in the sentence before us is laid upon the word thou; as when Caesar cried to Brutus, “and thou Brutus”; a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.22.22

“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 so brimming with love that He cannot… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.22.22

An Eternal Pledge “And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the Lord.” ~ Hosea 2:19-20 ~ Betrothment unto the Lord! What an honor and a joy!… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.22.22

“I am married unto you.” ~ Jeremiah 3:14 ~ Christ Jesus is joined unto His people in marriage-union. In love He espoused His Church as a chaste virgin, long before she fell under the yoke of bondage. Full of burning affection He toiled, like Jacob for Rachel, until the whole of her purchase-money had been paid, and now, having sought… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.21.22

“Why go I mourning?” ~ Psalm 42:9 ~ Canst 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 out till there should be nothing left… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.21.22

Shine as Many Stars “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” ~ Daniel 12:3 ~ Here is something to wake me up. This is worth living for. To be wise is a noble thing in itself: in this place it… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.21.22

“The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.” ~ Isaiah 37:22 ~ Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor trembling citizens of Zion grew bold, and shook their heads at Sennacherib’s boastful threats. Strong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm contempt upon their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.20.22

“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 as a sacred garden; they forsook their… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.20.22

Looking for Him “Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” ~ Hebrews 9:28 ~ This is our hope. He to whom we have already looked as coming once to bear the sins of many will have another manifestation to the sons of men; this is a happy prospect in itself. But… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.20.22

“The earnest of our inheritance.” ~ Ephesians 1:14 ~ OH! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by that man who has learned to feed on Jesus, and on Jesus alone. Yet the realization which we have of Christ’s preciousness is, in this life, imperfect at the best. As an old writer says, “‘Tis but… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.19.22

“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 of man brush against it, and it… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.19.22

Heavy-Duty Shoes “Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” ~ Deuteronomy 33:25 ~ Here are two things provided for the pilgrim: shoes and strength. As for the shoes: they are very needful for traveling along rough ways and for trampling upon deadly foes. We shall not go barefoot—this would not be… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.19.22

“The Lord our God hath shewed us His glory.” ~ Deuteronomy 5:24 ~ God’s great design in all His works is the manifestation of His own glory. Any aim less than this were unworthy of Himself. But how shall the glory of God be manifested to such fallen creatures as we are? Man’s eye is not single, he has ever… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.18.22

“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 a Lord has infused the spirit of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.18.22

Wilderness Communion “I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.” ~ Hosea 2:14 ~ The goodness of God sees us allured by sin, and it resolves to try upon us the more powerful allurements of love. Do we not remember when the Lover of our souls first cast a spell upon us and… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.18.22

“They shall go hindmost with their standards.” ~ Numbers 2:31 ~ The camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the march. The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what mattered the position, since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes; they followed the same fiery cloudy pillar,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.17.22

“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, “Let not one of them escape.” He… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.17.22

Valiant for Truth “The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” ~ Daniel 11:32 ~ “The Lord is a man of war, Jehovah is his name.” Those who enlist under His banner shall have a Commander who will train them for the conflict and give them both vigor and valor. The times of which Daniel… (more…)

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