Tag Archives: Devtional

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.08.19

Tuesday, October 08, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Never Alone “Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken.” ~ Isaiah 62:4 ~ “Forsaken” is a dreary word. It sounds like a knell. It is the record of sharpest sorrows and the prophecy of direst ills. An abyss of misery yawns in that word forsaken. Forsaken by one… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.07.19

Monday, October 07, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Always First in Fellowship “He goeth before you into Gailee; there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.” ~ Mark 16:7 ~ Where He appointed to meet His disciples, there He would be in due time. Jesus keeps His trust. If He promises to meet us… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.06.19

Sunday, October 06, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Leadership of Our Guide “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. “ ~ John 16:13 ~ Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it alone. At… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.05.19

Saturday, October 05, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon At God’s Bidding “And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.”  ~ Micah 5:7 ~ If this be true… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.04.19

Friday, October 04, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Mighty Magnet “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” ~ John 12:32 ~ Come, ye workers, be encouraged. You fear that you cannot draw a congregation. Try the preaching of a crucified, risen, and ascended Savior; for this… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.03.19

Thursday, October 03, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Reflections of the Lord’s Beauty “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” ~ Psalm 17:15 ~ The portion of other men fills their bodies and enriches their children, but the portion of the believer is… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.02.19

Wednesday, October 02, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Comfort En Route Home “And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob” ~ Genesis 50:24 ~ Joseph had been an incarnate providence… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 10.01.19

Tuesday, October 01, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon A Covenant He Remembers “He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.” ~ Psalm 111:5 ~ Those who fear God need not fear want. Through all these long years the Lord has always found meat for His own children,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.30.19

Monday, September 30, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Needs to Open Our Mouths “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” ~ Psalm 81:10 ~ What an encouragement to pray! Our human notions would lead us to ask small things because our deservings are so small; but the Lord would have us request great blessings.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.29.19

Monday, September 29, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon To Glorify Christ Jesus “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” ~ John 16:14 ~ The Holy Ghost Himself cannot better glorify the Lord Jesus than by showing to us Christ’s own things. Jesus is His own best commendation.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.28.19

Saturday, September 28, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Work is Done; Rest in Him “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” ~ Hebrews 4:9 ~ God has provided a Sabbath, and some must enter into it. Those to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief; therefore, that Sabbath remains… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.27.19

Friday, September 27, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Divine Light in Darkness For thou wilt light my candle. ~ Psalm 18:28 ~ It may be that my soul sits in darkness; and if this be of a spiritual kind, no human power can bring me light. Blessed be God! He can enlighten my darkness and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.26.19

Thursday, September 26, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Among the Redeemed “Lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be redeemed among the nations.” ~ Numbers 23:9 ~ Who would wish to dwell among the nations and to be numbered with them? Why, even the professing church is such that to follow the Lord fully… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.25.19

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Sacrifice Has Been Accepted “If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these thing.” ~ Judges 13:23 ~ This is a sort of promise deduced… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.24.19

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Life-Giving Stream “And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live.  “ ~ Ezekiel 47:9 ~ The living waters, in the prophet’s vision, flowed into the Dead Sea and carried life with them, even into that… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.23.19

Monday, September 23, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Deliverance from Dust and Chaff “For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all sections, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.” ~ Amos 9:9 ~ The sifting process is going… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.22.19

Sunday, September 22, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Broad Rivers Without Galleys “But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.”   ~ Isaiah 33:21 ~ The Lord will be to us the greatest good without… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.21.19

Saturday, September 21, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Let Trials Bless “Knowing that tribulation worketh patience.” ~ Romans 5:3 ~ This is a promise in essence if not in form. We have need of patience, and here we see the way of getting it. It is only by enduring that we learn to endure, even as… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.20.19

Friday, September 20, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Perfect Willingness ‘Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power.’  ~ Psalm 110:3 ~ Blessed be the God of grace that it is so! He has a people whom He has chosen from of old to be His peculiar portion. These by nature have wills… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.19.19

Thursday, September 19, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Reason for Singing “The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” ~ Zephaniah 3:17 ~ What a word is this! Jehovah… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.18.19

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Complete Safety “And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.” ~ Deuteronomy 33:12 ~ Yes, there is no safety like that which comes… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.17.19

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Like Palm and Cedar “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” ~  Psalm 92:12 ~ These trees are not trained and pruned by man: palms and cedars are “trees of the Lord,” and it is by His care that… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.16.19

Monday, September 16, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Reward Is Certain “And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. “ ~ Matthew 10:42 ~ Well, I can… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.15.19

Sunday, September 15, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Safest Shelter “And a man shall be as an hiding-place from the wind and a covert from the tempest.” ~ Isaiah 32:2 ~ Who this Man is we all know. Who could He be but the Second Man, the Lord from heaven, the man of sorrows, the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.14.19

Saturday, September 14, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Mark of Divine Approval “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” ~ James 1:12 ~ Yes, he is blessed while he is enduring the trial. No… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.13.19

Friday, September 13, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Dew of Heaven “His heavens shall drop down dew.” ~ Deuteronomy 33:28 ~ What the dew in the East is to the world of nature, that is the influence of the Spirit in the realm of grace. How greatly do I need it! Without the Spirit of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.12.19

Thursday, September 12, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon What of My House? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. ~ Acts 16:31 ~ This gospel for a man with a sword at his throat is the gospel for me. This would suit me if I were dying, and it… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.11.19

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Sufferers Make Strong Believers It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.   ~ Lamentations 3:27 ~ This is as good as a promise. It has been good, it is good, and it will be good for me to bear the yoke. Early… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.10.19

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Coming In; Going Out “Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.” ~ Deuteronomy 28:6 ~ The blessings of the law are not canceled. Jesus confirmed the promise when He bore the penalty. If I keep the commands of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.09.19

Monday, September 09, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Fear Has Its Place “Happy is the man that feareth alway.” ~ Proverbs 28:14 ~ The fear of the Lord is the beginning and the foundation of all true religion. Without a solemn awe and reverence of God there is no foothold for the more brilliant virtues. He… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.08.19

Sunday, September 08, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Broken and Smoking “A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench” ~ Isaiah 42:3 ~ Then I may reckon upon tender treatment from my Lord. Indeed, I feel myself to be at best as weak, as pliant, as worthless as a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.07.19

Saturday, September 07, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Reach of Almighty Grace “It shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.”  ~ Hosea 1:10 ~ Sovereign grace can make… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.06.19

Friday, September 06, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon 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… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.05.19

Thursday, September 05, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon 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… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 09.04.19

Wednesday, September 04, 2019 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon 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… (more…)

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