Tag Archives: Evening’s With Spurgeon

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.08.25

“He shall save His people from their sins.”~ Matthew 1:21 ~ Many persons, if they are asked what they understand by salvation, will reply, “Being saved from hell and taken to heaven.” This is one result of salvation, but it is not one tithe of what is contained in that boon. It is true our Lord Jesus Christ does redeem… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.07.25

“And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither.”~ Revelation 11:12 ~ Without considering these words in their prophetical connection, let us regard them D as the invitation of our great Forerunner to His sanctified people. In due time there shall be heard “a great voice from heaven” to every believer, saying, “Come up hither.”… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.06.25

“Pray one for another.”~ James 5:16 ~ As an encouragement cheerfully to offer intercessory prayer, remember that such prayer is the sweetest God ever hears, for the prayer of Christ is of this character. In all the incense which our Great High Priest now puts into the golden censer, there is not a single grain for Himself. His intercession must… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.05.25

“At that time Jesus answered.”~ Matthew 11:25 ~ This is a singular way in which to commence a verse At that time Jesus answered.” If you will look at the context you will not perceive that any person had asked Him a question, or that He was in conversation with any human being. Yet it is written, “Jesus answered and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.04.25

“Your refuge from the avenger of blood.”~ Joshua 20:3 ~ It is said that in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge were so arranged, that any man might reach one of them within half a day at the utmost. Even so the word of our salvation is near to us; Jesus is a present Saviour, and the way to… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.03.25

“Tell me . . . where Thou feedest, where Thou makest Thy flock to rest at noon.”~ Song of Solomon 1:7 ~ These words express the desire of the believer after Christ, and his longing for present communion with Him. Where doest Thou feed Thy flock? In Thy house? I will go, if I may find Thee there. In private… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.02.25

“And these are ancient things.”~ 1 Chronicles 4:22 ~ Yet not so ancient as those precious things which are the delight of our souls. Let us for a moment recount them, telling them over as misers count their gold. The sovereign choice of the Father, by which He elected us unto eternal life, or ever the earth was, is a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.01.25

“Thy love to me was wonderful.”~ 2 Samuel 1:26 ~ Come, dear readers, let each one of us speak for himself of the wonderful love, not of Jonathan, but of Jesus. We will not relate what we have been told, but the things which we have tasted and handled-of the love of Christ. Thy love to me, O Jesus, was… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.31.25

“Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.”~ 2 Samuel 18:23 ~ Runningis not everything, there is much in the way which we select: a swift foot over hill and down dale will not keep pace with a slower traveller upon level ground. How is it with my spiritual journey, am I labouring up the hill… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.30.25

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance.”~ Ephesians 1:11 ~ When Jesus gave Himself for us, He gave us all the rights and privileges which went with Himself; so that now, although as eternal God, He has essential rights to which no creature may venture to pretend, yet as Jesus, the Mediator, the federal Head of the covenant of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.29.25

“The dove came in to him in the evening.”~ Genesis 8:11 ~ Blessed be the Lord for another day of mercy, even though I am now weary with its toils. Unto the preserver of men lift I my song of gratitude. The dove found no rest out of the ark, and therefore returned to it; and my soul has learned… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.28.25

“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.”~ Luke 2:20 ~ What was the subject of their praise? They praised God for what they had heard for the good tidings of great joy that a Saviour was born unto them. Let us copy them;… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.27.25

“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”~ Luke 2:19 ~ There was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of her being: her memory”she kept all these things; her affections she kept them in her heart; her intellect she pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding, were all exercised… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.26.25

“All they that heard it wondered at those things.”~ Luke 2:18 ~ We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God’s glory, though it may not express itself in song,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.25.25

“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”~ Romans 3:31 ~ When the believer is adopted into the Lord’s family, his relationship to old Adam and the law ceases at once; but then he is under a new rule, and a new covenant. Believer, you are God’s child; it is your first… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.24.25

“Martha was cumbered about much serving.”~Luke 10:40 ~ Her fault was not that she served: the condition of a servant well becomes every Christian. “I serve,” should be the motto of all the princes of the royal family of heaven. Nor was it her fault that she had “much serving.” We cannot do too much. Let us do all that… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.23.25

“We will remember Thy love more than wine.”~ Song of Solomon 1:4 ~ Jesus will not let His people forget His love. If all the love they have enjoyed should be forgotten, He will visit them with fresh love. “Do you forget my cross?” says He, “I will cause you to remember it; for at My table I will manifest… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.22.25

“Doth Job fear God for nought?”~ Job 1:9 ~ This was the wicked question of Satan concerning that upright man of old, but there are many in the present day concerning whom it might be asked with justice, for they love God after a fashion because He prospers them; but if things went ill with them, they would give up… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.21.25

“He was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of Thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst?”~ Judges 15:18 ~ Samson was thirsty and ready to die. The difficulty was totally different from any which the hero had met before. Merely to get thirst assuaged is nothing… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.20.25

“Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way.”~ Psalm 119:37 ~ There are divers kinds of vanity. The cap and bells of the fool, the mirth of the world, the dance, the lyre, and the cup of the dissolute, all these men know to be vanities; they wear upon their forefront their proper name… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.19.25

“He first findeth his own brother Simon.”~ John 1:41 ~ This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life is vigorous. As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others. I will not believe that thou hast tasted of the honey of the gospel if thou canst eat it all thyself. True grace… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.18.25

“He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”~ Luke 24:27 ~ The two disciples on the road to Emmaus had a most profitable journey. Their companion and teacher was the best of tutors; the interpreter one of a thousand, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. The Lord Jesus condescended to become… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.17.25

“And it came to pass in an evening-tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house.”~ 2 Samuel 11:2 ~ At that hour David saw Bathsheba. We are never out of the reach of temptation. Both at home and abroad we are liable to meet with allurements to evil; the morning opens… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon 01.16.25

“The Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself.”~ Daniel 9:26 ~ Blessed be His name, there was no cause of death in Him. Neither original nor actual sin had defiled Him, and therefore death had no claim upon Him. No man could have taken His life from Him justly, for He had done no man wrong, and no… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.15.25

“But I give myself unto prayer.”~ Psalm 109:4 ~ Lying tongues were busy against the reputation of David, but he did not defend himself; he moved the case into a higher court, and pleaded before the great King Himself. Prayer is the safest method of replying to words of hatred. The Psalmist prayed in no cold-hearted manner, he gave himself… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.14.25

“Beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.”~ Matthew 14:30 ~ Sinking times are praying times with the Lord’s servants. Peter neglected prayer at starting upon his venturous journey, but when he began to sink his danger made him a suppliant, and his cry though late was not too late. In our hours of bodily pain and mental anguish,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.13.25

“The iron did swim.”~ 2 Kings 6:9 ~ The axe-head seemed hopelessly lost, and as it was borrowed, the honour of the prophetic band was likely to be imperilled, and so the name of their God to be compromised. Contrary to all expectation, the iron was made to mount from the depth of the stream and to swim; for things… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.12.25

“I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.”~ Job 36:2 ~ We ought not to court publicity for our virtue, or notoriety for our zeal; but, at the same time, it is a sin to be always seeking to hide that which God has bestowed upon us for the good of others. A Christian is not to be a village… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.11.25

“I have prayed for thee.”~ Luke 22:32 ~ How encouraging is the thought of the Redeemer’s never-ceasing intercession for us. When we pray, He pleads for us; and when we are not praying, He is advocating our cause, and by His supplications shielding us from unseen dangers. Notice the word of comfort addressed to Peter Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.10.25

“In my flesh shall I see God.”~ Job 19:26 ~ Mark the subject of Job’s devout anticipation “I shall see God.” He does not say, “I shall see the saints though doubtless that will be untold felicity but, “I shall see God.” It is no “I shall see the pearly gates, I shall behold the walls of jasper, I shall… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.09.25

“Serve the Lord with gladness.”~ Psalm 100:2 ~ DELIGHT in divine service is a token of acceptance. Those who serve God with a sad countenance, because they do what is unpleasant to them, are not serving Him at all; they bring the form of homage, but the life is absent. Our God requires no slaves to grace His throne; He… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.08.25

“Thy love is better than wine.”~ Song of Solomon 1:2 ~ Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. He has enjoyment as others have in the common mercies of life, he can be glad both in God’s gifts and God’s works; but in all these separately, yea, and in all of them added together, he doth… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.07.25

“Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening. ~ Ezekiel 33:22 ~ In the way of judgment this may be the case, and, if so, be it mine to consider the reason of such a visitation, and bear the rod and Him that hath appointed it. I am not the only one who is chastened in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.06.25

“And the LORD shall guide thee continually.”~ Isaiah 58:11 ~ The Lord shall guide thee.” Not an angel, but JEHOVAH shall guide thee. He said He would not go through the wilderness before His people, an angel should go before them to lead them in the way; but Moses said, “If Thy presence go not with me, carry us not… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.05.25

“And God saw the light.”~ Genesis 1:4 ~ This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord’s dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. “God saw the light He looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it “was good.” If the… (more…)

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