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Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.13.15

Friday, November 13, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The branch cannot bear fruit of itself.”—John 15:4. HOW did you begin to bear fruit? It was when you came to Jesus and cast yourselves on His great atonement, and rested on His finished righteousness. Ah! what fruit you had then! Do you remember those early days? Then indeed the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.12.15

Thursday, November 12, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” ~ Luke 6:12 ~ IF ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet none was… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.12.15

Thursday, November 12, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The trial of your faith.”—1 Peter 1:7. FAITH untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials. Faith never prospers so well as when all things are against her: tempests are her… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.11.15

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He shall choose our inheritance for us.”—Psalm 47:4. BELIEVER, if your inheritance be a lowly one you should be satisfied with your earthly portion; for you may rest assured that it is the fittest for you. Unerring wisdom ordained your lot, and selected for you the safest and best condition.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.11.15

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Underneath are the everlasting arms.”—Deuteronomy 33:27. GOD—THE eternal God—is Himself our support at all times, and especially when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.10.15

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “It is enough for the disciple that he be as His Master.” ~ Matthew 10:25 ~ NO one will dispute this statement, for it would be unseemly for the servant to be exalted above his Master. When our Lord was on earth, what was the treatment He received? Were His… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.10.15

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The eternal God is thy refuge.” ~Deuteronomy 33:27 ~ THE word refuge may be translated “mansion,” or “abiding-place,” which gives the thought that God is our abode, our home. There is a fulness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.09.15

Monday, November 09, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.”—Isaiah 33:16. DO you doubt, O Christian, do you doubt as to whether God will fulfil His promise? Shall the munitions of rock be carried by storm? O Shall the storehouses… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.09.15

Monday, November 09, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “So walk ye in Him.”—Colossians 2:6. IF we have received Christ Himself in our inmost hearts, our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with Him by a walk of faith in Him. Walking implies action. Our religion is not to be confined to our closet; we must carry out… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.08.15

Sunday, November 08, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?”—Mark 14:14. JERUSALEM at the time of the passover was one great inn; each householder had invited his own friends, but no one had invited the Saviour, and He had no dwelling of His own.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.08.15

Sunday, November 08, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord.”—Colossians 2:6. THE life of faith is represented as receiving—an act which implies the very opposite of anything like merit. It is simply the acceptance of a gift. As the earth drinks in the rain, as the sea receives the streams, as night… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.07.15

Saturday, November 07, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And ye shall be witnesses unto Me.”—Acts 1:8. IN order to learn how to discharge your duty as a witness for Christ, look at His example. He is always witnessing: by the well of Samaria, or in the Temple of Jerusalem: by the lake of Gennesaret, or on the mountain’s… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.07.15

Saturday, November 07, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” ~ Isaiah 49:16 ~ NO doubt a part of the wonder which is concentrated in the word “Behold,” is excited by the unbelieving lamentation of the preceding sentence. Zion said, “The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.06.15

Friday, November 06, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.” ~Hebrews 9:20~ THERE is a strange power about the very name of blood, and the sight of it is always affecting. A kind heart cannot bear to see a sparrow bleed, and unless familiarized by use,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.06.15

Friday, November 06, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I will pour water upon him that is thirsty.”—Isaiah 44:3. WHEN a believer has fallen into a low, sad state of feeling, he often tries to lift himself out of it by chastening himself with dark and doleful fears. Such is not the way to rise from the dust, but… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.05.15

Thursday, November 05, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.”—Psalm 100:4. OUR Lord would have all His people rich in high and happy thoughts concerning His blessed person. Jesus is not content that His brethren should think meanly of Him; it is His pleasure that His espoused ones should be delighted with… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.05.15

Thursday, November 05, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” ~ Isaiah 54:17 ~ THIS day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605. “While for our princes… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.04.15

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “In Thy light shall we see light.”—Psalm 36:9. NO lips can tell the love of Christ to the heart till Jesus Himself shall speak within. Descriptions all fall flat and tame unless the Holy Ghost fills them with life and power; till our Immanuel reveals Himself within, the soul sees… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.04.15

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “For my strength is made perfect in weakness.”—2 Corinthians 12:9. A primary qualification for serving God with any amount of success, and for doing God’s work well and triumphantly, is a sense of our own weakness. When God’s warrior marches forth to battle, strong in his own might, when he… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.03.15

Tuesday, November 03, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.”—2 Chronicles 30:27. PRAYER is the never-failing resort of the Christian in any case, in every plight. When you cannot use your sword you may take to the weapon of all-prayer. Your powder may be damp, your bow-string may… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.03.15

Tuesday, November 03, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold, he prayeth.”—Acts 9:11. PRAYERS are instantly noticed in heaven. The moment Saul began to pray the Lord heard him. Here is comfort for the distressed but praying soul. Oftentimes a poor broken-hearted one bends his knee, but can only utter his wailing in the language of sighs and tears;… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.02.15

Monday, November 02, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.” ~ Psalms 119:53 ~ My soul, feelest thou this holy shuddering at the sins of others? for otherwise thou lackest inward holiness. David’s cheeks were wet with rivers of waters because of prevailing unholiness, Jeremiah desired eyes like fountains that… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.02.015

Monday, November 2, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I am the Lord, I change not.” Malachi3:6 It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows. All things else have changed—all things are changing.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.01.15

Sunday, November 01, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation “And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” ~ Matthew 24.39 ~ Universal was the doom, neither rich nor poor escaped: the learned and the illiterate, the admired and the abhorred, the religious and the profane, the old and… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 11.01.15

Sunday, November 1, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The church in thy house.” ~ Philemon 2 ~ Is there a Church in this house? Are parents, children, friends, servants, all members of it? or are some still unconverted? Let us pause here and let the question go round—Am I a member of the Church in this house? How would… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.31.15

Saturday, October 31, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation “Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.” Song of Solomon 8:13 My sweet Lord Jesus remembers well the garden of Gethsemane, and although he has left that garden, he now dwells in the garden of his church: there he unbosoms himself to those… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.31.15

Saturday, October 31, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I will praise thee, O Lord.” Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth’s gratitude rises when the sun of heaven’s love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined his ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then praise him… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.30.15

Friday, October 30, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation   But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.” Luke 24:16 The disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard his voice so often, and gazed upon that marred face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover him. Yet is it not so with you also?… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.30.15

Friday, October 30, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, etc.” Matthew 6:9 This prayer begins where all true prayer must commence, with the spirit of adoption, “Our Father.” There is no acceptable prayer until we can say, “I will arise, and go unto my Father.” This child-like… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.29.15

Thursday, October 29, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him.”—Luke 24:16. THE disciples ought to have known Jesus, they had heard His voice so often, and gazed upon that marred face so frequently, that it is wonderful they did not discover Him. Yet is it not so with you… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.29.15

Thursday, October 29, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, etc.”—Matthew 6:9. THIS prayer begins where all true prayer must commence, with the spirit of adoption, “Our Father.” There is no acceptable prayer until we can say, “I will arise, and go unto my Father.” This child-like spirit… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.28.15

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.”—Song of Solomon 5:11. COMPARISONS all fail to set forth the Lord Jesus, but the spouse uses the best within her reach. By the head of Jesus we may understand His deity, “for the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.28.15

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I have chosen you out of the world.”—John 15:19. HERE is distinguishing grace and discriminating regard; for some are made the special objects of divine affection. Do not be afraid to dwell upon this high doctrine of election. When your mind is most heavy and depressed, you will find it… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.27.15

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “We are all as an unclean thing.”—Isaiah 64:6. THE believer is a new creature, he belongs to a holy generation and a peculiar people—the Spirit of God is in him, and in all respects he is far removed from the natural man; but for all that the Christian is a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 10.27.15

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 This Morning’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “It is a faithful saying.”—2 Timothy 2:11. PAUL has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” The next is in 1 Timothy 4:6, “Godliness is… (more…)

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