Tag Archives: Evening’s With Spurgeon

Friday, November 22, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The power of His resurrection.” ~ Philippians 3:10 ~ The doctrine of a risen Saviour is exceedingly precious. The resurrection is the corner-stone of the entire building of Christianity. It is the key-stone of the arch of our salvation. It would take a volume to set forth all the streams… (more…)

Thursday, November 21, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.” ~ John 12:2 ~ He is to be envied. It was well to be Martha and serve, but better to be Lazarus and commune. There are times for each purpose, and each is comely in its season, but… (more…)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.”  ~ Proverbs 30:26 ~ Conscious of their own natural defenselessness, the conies resort to burrows in the rocks, and are secure from their enemies. My heart, be willing to gather a lesson from these feeble… (more…)

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “O that I knew where I might find Him!” ~ Job 23:3 ~ In Job’s uttermost extremity he cried after the Lord. The longing desire of an afflicted child of God is once more to see his Father’s face. His first prayer is not “O that I might be healed… (more…)

Monday, November 18, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou art from everlasting.”   ~Psalm 93:2 ~ CHRIST is EVERLASTING.  Of Him we may sing with David, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.” Rejoice, believer, in Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Jesus always was. The Babe born in Bethlehem was united to the… (more…)

Sunday, November 17, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby” ~ Ecclesiastes 10:9 ~ Oppressors may get their will of poor and needy men as easily as they can split logs of wood, but they had better mind, for it is a dangerous business, and a splinter from a tree has often… (more…)

Saturday, November 16, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty” ~ Isaiah 33:17 ~ The more you know about Christ the less will you be satisfied with superficial views of Him; and the more deeply you study His transactions in the eternal covenant, His engagements on your behalf as the eternal… (more…)

Friday, November 15, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.” ~ Psalm 68:28 ~ It is our wisdom, as well as our necessity, to beseech God continually to strengthen that which He has wrought in us. It is because of their neglect in this, that many Christians may blame themselves… (more…)

Thursday, November 14, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.” ~ Genesis 29:26 ~ We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, but we scruple not to learn from the custom which he quoted as his excuse. There are some things… (more…)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Men ought always to pray.” ~ Luke 18:1 ~ IF men ought always to pray and not to faint, much more Christian men. Jesus has sent His church into the world on the same errand upon which He Himself came, and this mission includes intercession. What if I say that… (more…)

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 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…)

Monday, November 11, 2019 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… (more…)

Sunday, November 10, 2019 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…)

Saturday, November 09, 2019 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… (more…)

Friday, November 08, 2019 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… (more…)

Thursday, November 07, 2019 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… (more…)

Wednesday, November 06, 2019 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… (more…)

Tuesday, November 05, 2019 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… (more…)

Monday, November 04, 2019 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,… (more…)

Sunday, November 03, 2019 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,… (more…)

Saturday, November 02, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation Charles Spurgeon “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… (more…)

Friday, November 01, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “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… (more…)

Thursday, October 31, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “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… (more…)

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 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… (more…)

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 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… (more…)

Monday, October 28, 2019 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… (more…)

Sunday, October 27, 2019 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… (more…)

Saturday, October 26, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:7 ~ Everything sublunary is on the move, time knows nothing of rest. The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the great… (more…)

Friday, October 25, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “She gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.” ~ Ruth 2:3 ~ Her hap was. Yes, it seemed nothing but an accident, but how divinely was it overruled!… (more…)

Thursday, October 24, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He began to wash the disciples’ feet.” ~ John 13:5 ~ The Lord Jesus loves His people so much, that every day He is still doing for them much that is analogous to washing their soiled feet. Their poorest actions He accepts; their deepest sorrow He feels; their slenderest wish… (more…)

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.” ~ Luke 22:46 ~ When is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you had daily troubles to take to the throne of grace,… (more…)

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He shall take of Mine, and shall show it unto you.” ~ John 16:15 ~ There are times when all the promises and a doctrines of the Bible are of no avail, unless a gracious hand shall apply them to us. We are thirsty, but too faint to crawl to… (more…)

Monday, October 21, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?” ~ Luke 24:38 ~ Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?” The Lord cares for all things, and the meanest… (more…)

Sunday, October 20, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Keep not back.” ~Isaiah 43:6 ~ Although this message was sent to the south, and referred to the seed of Israel, it may profitably be a summons to ourselves. Backward we are naturally to all good things, and it is a lesson of grace to learn to go forward in… (more…)

Saturday, October 19, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “God, my Maker, who giveth songs in the night.” ~ Job 35:10 ~ Any man can sing in the day. When the cup is full, man draws inspiration from it. When wealth rolls in abundance around him, any man can praise the God who gives a plenteous harvest or sends… (more…)