Tag Archives: Devtional

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.06.24

A Strong Heart “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”~ Psalm 27:14 ~ Wait! Wait! Let your waiting be on the Lord! He is worth waiting for. He never disappoints the waiting soul. While waiting keep up your spirits, Expect a great deliverance, and be ready to… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.05.24

  With Me Wherever I Am “The Lord will be with you.”~ 2 Chronicles 20:17 ~ This was a great mercy for Jehoshaphat, for a great multitude had come out against him; and it will be a great mercy for me, for I have great need, and I have no might or wisdom. If the Lord be with me, it… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.04.24

Victory Without Battle “But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.”~ Hosea 1:7 ~ Precious word. Jehovah Himself will deliver His people in the greatness of His mercy, but He will… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.03.24

Out of Spiritual Death “And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves.”~ Ezekiel 37:13 ~ Indeed it must be so: those who receive life from the dead are sure to recognize the hand of the Lord in such a resurrection. This is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.02.24

Follow to Know “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.”~ Hosea 6:3 ~ Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall yet know. The Lord,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.01.24

Abiding in Obedience, in Love “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love.“~ John 15:10 ~ These things cannot be parted abiding in obedience and abiding in the love of Jesus. A life under the rule of Christ can alone prove that we are the objects of our Lord’s delight. We must keep our Lord’s command if… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.31.24

Divine, Ever-Living, Unchanging “But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”~ 1 Peter 1:25 ~ All human teaching and, indeed, all human beings shall pass away as the grass of the meadow; but we are here assured that the Word of the Lord is of a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.29.24

Plentiful Refreshment “Their soul shall be as a watered garden.”~ Jeremiah 31:12 ~ Oh, to have one’s soul under heavenly cultivation; no longer a wilderness but a garden of the Lord! Enclosed from the waste, walled around by grace, planted by instruction, visited by love, weeded by heavenly discipline, and guarded by divine power, one’s favored soul is prepared to… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.28.2

Out of Any Circumstance As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.~ Psalm 55:16 ~ Yes, I must and will pray. What else can I do! What better can I do? Betrayed, forsaken, grieved, baffled, O my Lord, I will call upon Thee. My Ziklag is in ashes, and men speak of stoning me;… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.27.24

Choice Men “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. “~ Isaiah 48:10 ~ This has long been the motto fixed before our eye upon the wall of our bedroom, and in many ways it has also been written on our heart. It is no mean thing to be chosen of God. God’s choice makes chosen men choice men.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.26.24

He of Tender Conscience “I will judge between cattle and cattle.”~ Ezekiel 34:22 ~ Some are fat and flourishing, and therefore they are unkind to the feeble. This is a grievous sin and causes much sorrow. Those thrustings with side and with shoulder, those pushings of the diseased with the horn, are a sad means of offense in the assemblies… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.25.24

Food and Rest “I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.”~ Ezekiel 34:15 ~ Under the divine shepherdry saints are fed to the full. Theirs is not a windy, unsatisfying mess of mere human “thought,” but the Lord feeds them upon the solid, substantial truth of divine revelation. There is real… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.24.24

God Above Human Philosophy “For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”~ 1 Corinthians 1:19 ~ This verse is a threatening so far as the worldly wise are concerned, but to the simple believer it is a promise. The professedly learned are forever trying to bring… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.23.24

Love and Seek True Wisdom “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” ~ Proverbs 8:17 ~ Wisdom loves her lovers and seeks her seekers. He is already wise who seeks to be wise, and he has almost found wisdom who diligently seeks her. What is true of wisdom in general is specially… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.22.24

Wrath to God’s Glory “Surely the wrath of man shall raise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”~ Psalm 76:10 ~ Wicked men will be wrathful. Their anger we must endure as the badge of our calling, the token of our separation from them: if we were of the world, the world would love its own. Our comfort is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.21.24

Night of Weeping; Joyous Day “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”~ Psalm 30:5 ~ A moment under our Father’s anger seems very long, and yet it is but a moment after all. If we grieve His Spirit, we cannot look for His… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.20.24

Deliverance Not Limited “He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.”~ Job 5:19 ~ Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for us till our deliverance is complete.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.19.24

Reward for the Righteous “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”~ Psalm 58:11 ~ God’s judgments in this life are not always clearly to be seen, for in many cases one event happeneth alike to all. This is the state of probation, not… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.18.24

Seekers, Finders If thou seek him, he will be found of thee.~ 1 Chronicles 28:9~ We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking, and He will not deny Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not if thou deserve Him, or purchase His favor, but merely if thou “seek”… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.17.24

Who Has the Majority? “And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”~ 2 Kings 6:16 ~ Horses and chariots and a great host shut up the prophet in Dothan. His young servant was alarmed. How could they escape from such a body of armed men? But the prophet had… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.16.24

Uncover and Confess Sin “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”~ Proverbs 28:13 ~ Here is the way of mercy for a guilty and repenting sinner. He must cease from the habit of covering sin. This is attempted by falsehood, which denies sin; by hypocrisy, which conceals it; by boasting,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.15.24

A Name Guarantee “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son,”~ John 14:13 ~ It is not every believer who has yet learned to pray in Christ’s name. To ask not only for His sake, but in His name, as authorized by Him, is a high order… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.14.24

Child Chastisement Not Forever “And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.”~ 1 Kings 11:39 ~ In the family of grace there is discipline, and that discipline is severe enough to make it an evil and a bitter thing to sin. Solomon, turned aside by his foreign wives, had set up other gods and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.13.24

Before and During the Call “It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”~ Isaiah 65:24 ~ Quick work this! The Lord hears us before we call and often answers us in the same speedy manner. Foreseeing our needs and our prayers, He so arranges providence that before… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.12.24

Light in Darkness “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.” ~ 2 Samuel 22:29 ~ Am I in the light? Then Thou, O Lord, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without the torches of time and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.11.24

Waiting, Not Running Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.~ Psalm 62:1 ~ Blessed posture! Waiting truly and only upon the Lord. Be this our condition all this day and every day. Waiting His leisure, waiting in His service, waiting in joyful expectation, waiting in prayer, and content. When the very soul thus waits, it is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.10.24

He Lowers to Raise “The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.”~ 1 Samuel 2:7 ~ All my changes come from Him who never changes. If I had grown rich, I should have seen His hand in it, and I should have praised Him; let me equally see His hand if I am made poor,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.09.24

 Pruning for Fruit-Bearing “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”~ John 15:2 ~ This is a precious promise to one who lives for fruitfulness. At first it seems to wear a sharp aspect. Must the fruitful bough be pruned? Must… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.08.24

Confidence Not Misplaced “The Lord God will help me.”~ Isaiah 50:7 ~ These are in prophecy the words of Messiah in the day of His obedience unto death, when He gave His back to the smiters and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. He was confident in divine support and trusted in Jehovah. O my soul, thy… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.07.24

Rules for Prosperity “Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. “~ Joshua 1:7 ~ Yes, the Lord will be with us in our holy… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.05.24

Law in the Heart “The law of his God is in his heart;none of his steps shall slide.”~ Psalm 37:31 ~ Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.04.24

He Blesses and Keeps The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.~ Numbers 6:24 ~ This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise. That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come, for He speaks the mind of God. What a joy to abide under the divine blessing! This puts a gracious… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.03.24

The Right to Holy Things “But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.”~ Leviticus 22:11~ Strangers, sojourners, and servants upon hire were not to eat of holy things. It is so in spiritual matters still. But two classes were… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.02.24

Speak What He Teaches “Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” ~ Exodus 4:12 ~ Many a true servant of the Lord is slow of speech, and when called upon to plead for his Lord, he is in great confusion lest he should spoil a good cause by his bad… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.01.24

Covenant Reaches Children “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”~ Genesis 17:7 ~ O Lord, Thou hast made a covenant with me, Thy servant, in Christ Jesus my Lord; and now, I beseech… (more…)

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