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Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.31.19

Friday, May 31, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Who healeth all thy diseases.” ~ Psalm 103:3 ~ Humbling as is the statement, yet the fact is certain, that we are all more or less suffering under the disease of sin. What a comfort to know that we have a great Physician who is both able and willing to… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.30.19

Thursday, May 30, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “That henceforth we should not serve sin.” ~ Romans 6:6 ~ Christian, what hast thou to do with sin? Hath it not cost thee enough already? Burnt child, wilt thou play with the fire? What! when thou hast already been between the jaws of the lion, wilt thou step a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.29.19

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho.” ~ Joshua 6:26 ~ Since he was cursed who rebuilt Jericho, I much more the man who labours to restore Popery among us. In our fathers’ days the gigantic walls of Popery fell by the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.28.19

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” ~ Lamentations 3:21 ~ Memory is frequently the bondslave of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance every dark foreboding in the past, and dilate upon every gloomy feature in the present; thus memory, clothed in sackcloth, presents to the mind… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.27.19

Monday, May 27, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?” ~ 2 Samuel 9:8 ~ If Mephibosheth was thus humbled by David’s kindness, what shall we be in the presence of our gracious Lord? The more grace we have, the less we shall think… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.26.19

Sunday, May 26, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Continue in the faith.” ~ Acts 14:22 ~ Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.25.19

Saturday, May 25, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And they rose up the same hour, and returned Jerusalem . . . and they told what things were done in the way, and how He was known of them.” ~ Luke 24:33,35 ~ When the two disciples had reached Emmaus, and were refreshing themselves at the evening meal, the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.24.19

Friday, May 24, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ.” ~ Philippians 1:27 ~ The word “conversation” does not merely mean our talk and converse with one another, but the whole course of our life and behaviour in the world. The Greek word signifies the actions and the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.23.19

Thursday, May 23, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money.” ~ Isaiah 43:24 ~ Worshippers at the temple were wont to bring presents of sweet perfumes to be burned upon the altar of God: but Israel, in the time of her backsliding, became ungenerous, and made but few votive offerings to… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.22.19

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Behold, Thou art fair, my Beloved.” ~ Song of Solomon 1:16 ~ From every point our Well-beloved is most fair. Our various experiences are meant by our heavenly Father to furnish fresh standpoints from which we may view the loveliness of Jesus; how amiable are our trials when they carry… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.21.19

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “There is corn in Egypt.” ~ Genesis 42:2 ~ Famine pinched all the nations, and it seemed inevitable that Jacob and his family should suffer great want; but the God of providence, who never forgets the objects of electing love, had stored a granary for His people by giving the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.20.19

Monday, May 20, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love.” ~ Hosea 11:4 ~ Our heavenly Father often draws us with the cords of love; but ah! how backward we are to run towards Him! How slowly do we respond to His gentle impulses! He draws us to… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.19.19

Sunday, May 19, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And he requested for himself that he might die.” ~ 1 Kings 19:4 ~ It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.18.19

Saturday, May 18, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Afterward.” ~ Hebrews 12:11 ~ How happy are tried Christians, afterwards. No calm more deep than that which succeeds a storm. Who has not rejoiced in clear shinings after rain? Victorious banquets are for well-exercised soldiers. After killing the lion we eat the honey; after climbing the Hill Difficulty, we… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.17.19

Friday, May 17, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou art My servant; I have chosen thee.” ~ Isaiah 41:9 ~ If we have received the grace of God in our hearts, its practical effect has been to make us God’s servants. We may be unfaithful servants, we certainly are unprofitable ones, but yet, blessed be His name, we… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.16.19

Thursday, May 16, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and your cattle, and your beasts.” ~ 2… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.15.19

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Made perfect.” ~ Hebrews 12:23 ~ Recollect that there are two kinds of perfection which the Christian needs—the perfection of justification in the person of Jesus, and the perfection of sanctification wrought in him by the Holy Spirit. At present, corruption yet remains even in the breasts of the regenerate—experience… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.14.19

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom.” ~Isaiah 40:11 ~ Who is He of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Why doth He carry the lambs in His bosom? Because He hath a tender heart, and any weakness… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.13.19

Monday, May 13, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Thou art my portion, O Lord.” ~ Psalm 119:57 ~ Look at thy possessions, O believer, and compare thy portion with the lot of thy fellowmen. Some of them have their portion in the field; they are rich, and their harvests yield them a golden increase; but what are harvests… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.12.19

Sunday, May 12, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again.” ~ Genesis 46:3,4 ~ Jacob must have shuddered at the thought of leaving the land of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.11.19

Saturday, May 11, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Only be thou strong and very courageous.” ~ Joshua 1:7 ~ Our God’s tender love for His servants makes Him concerned for the state of their inward feelings. He desires them to be of good courage. Some esteem it a small thing for a believer to be vexed with doubts… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.10.19

Friday, May 10, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” ~ John 1:14 ~ Believer, You can bear your testimony that Christ is the only begotten of the Father, as well as the first begotten from the dead. You can say, “He is divine to me, if He be… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.09.19

Thursday, May 09, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field . . . let us see if the vine flourish.” ~ Song of Solomon 7:11,12 ~ The church was about to engage in earnest labour, and desired her Lord’s company in it. She does not say, “I will go,” but… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.08.19

Wednesday, May 08, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Acquaint now thyself with Him.” ~ Job 22:21 ~ If we would rightly “acquaint ourselves with God, and be at peace,” we must know Him as He has revealed Himself, not only in the unity of His essence and subsistence, but also in the plurality of His persons. God said,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.07.19

Tuesday, May 07, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” ~ John 5:8 ~ Like many others, the impotent man had been waiting for a wonder to be wrought, and a sign to be given. Wearily did he watch the I pool, but no angel came, or came not… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.06.19

Monday, May 06, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “All the days of my appointed time will I wait.” ~ Job 14:14 ~ A little stay on earth will make heaven more heavenly. Nothing makes rest so sweet as toil; nothing renders security so pleasant as exposure to alarms. The bitter quassia cups of earth will give a relish to… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.05.19

Sunday, May 05, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.” ~ Proverbs 16:20 ~ Wisdom is man’s true strength; and, under its guidance, he best accomplishes the ends of his being. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.04.19

Saturday, May 04, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible.” ~ 1 Peter 1:23 ~ Peter most earnestly exhorted the scattered saints to love each other “with a pure heart fervently” and he wisely fetched his argument, not from the law, from nature, or from philosophy, but from that high… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.03.19

Friday, May 03, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “A very present help.” ~ Psalm 46:1 ~ Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do. When thou art… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.02.19

Thursday, May 02, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “These all died in faith.” ~ Hebrews 11:13 ~ Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 05.01.19

Wednesday, May 01, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “I am the rose of Sharon.” ~ Song of Solomon 2:1 ~ Whatever there may be of beauty in the material world, Jesus Christ possesses all that in the spiritual world in a tenfold degree. Amongst flowers the rose is deemed the sweetest, but Jesus is infinitely more beautiful in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.30.19

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God.” ~ Psalm 139:17 ~ Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking upon us, never turns aside His mind from us, has us always before… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.29.19

Monday, April 29, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Lord taketh pleasure in His people.” ~ Psalm 149:4 ~ How comprehensive is the love of Jesus! There is no part of His people’s interests which He does not consider, and there is nothing which concerns their welfare which is not important to Him. Not merely does He think… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.28.19

Sunday, April 28, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “All the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.” ~ Ezekiel 3:7 ~ Are there no exceptions? No, not one. Even the favoured race are thus described. Are the best so bad?—then what must the worst be? Come, my heart, consider how far thou hast a share in this universal… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 04.27.19

Saturday, April 27, 2019 This Evening’s Meditation C. H. Spurgeon “The Lord is King for ever and ever.” ~ Psalm 10:16 ~ Jesus Christ is no despotic claimant of divine right, but He is really and truly the Lord’s anointed! “It hath pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.” God hath given to Him all power and… (more…)

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