Tag Archives: Faith’s Check Book

Wednesday, April 01, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The King’s Highway “The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.” ~ Isaiah 35:8 ~ The way of holiness is so straight and plain that the simplest minds cannot go astray if they constantly follow it. The worldly wise have many twists and turns, and yet they… (more…)

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Presence of Mind “Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.” ~ Proverbs 3:25-26 ~ When God is abroad in judgments, He would not have… (more…)

Sunday, March 29, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Dauntless Faith “I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee” ~ Acts 18:10 ~ So long as the LORD had work for Paul to do in Corinth, the fury of the mob was restrained. The Jews opposed themselves and blasphemed; but they… (more…)

Saturday, March 28, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Lead the Way “The Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail.” ~ Deuteronomy 28:13 ~ If we obey the Lord, He will compel our adversaries to see that His blessing rests upon us. Though this be a promise of the law, yet it stands good… (more…)

Friday, March 27, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon   Drawing Near to God “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” ~ James 4:8 ~ The nearer we come to God, the more graciously will He reveal Himself to us. When the prodigal comes to his father, his father runs to meet him.… (more…)

Thursday, March 26, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon The Care of the Poor “The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing.” ~ Psalm 41:3 ~ Remember that this is a promise to the man who considers the poor. Are you one of these? Then take home the text. See how in the hour of… (more…)

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Refreshing Sleep “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” ~ Proverbs 3:24 ~ Is the reader likely to be confined for a while to the bed by sickness! Let him go upstairs without distress with… (more…)

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon  Established and Kept But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ~ Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still “unreasonable and wicked men.” There is no use in arguing with… (more…)

Monday, March 23, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon A Sure Guide “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not.” ~ Isaiah 42:16 ~ Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescension does this imply! A blind man cannot find a way which he does… (more…)

Sunday March 22, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Grace for the Humble “He giveth grace unto the humble.” ~ James 4:6 ~ Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences of grace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie in the… (more…)

Saturday, March 21, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Avoid That Slip “Then shalt thou walk in thy way of safety, and thy foot shall not stumble.” ~ Proverbs 3:23 ~ That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the… (more…)

Friday, March 20, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Divine Provision “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?” ~ Matthew 6:30 ~ Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into… (more…)

Thursday, March 19, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Becoming Fit for Glory “The Lord will give grace and glory.” ~ Psalm 84:11 ~ Grace is what we need just now, and it is to be had freely. What can be freer than a gift? Today we shall receive sustaining, strengthening, sanctifying, satisfying grace. He has given… (more…)

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Continue Upright “The prayer of the upright is his delight.” ~ Proverbs 15:8 ~ This is as good as a promise, for it declares a present fact, which will be the same throughout all ages. God takes great pleasure in the prayers of upright men; He even calls… (more…)

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Fear to Fear “Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.” ~ Jeremiah 1:8 ~ Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is… (more…)

Monday, March 16, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon To Others an “Ensample” Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.  ~ Philippians 4:9 ~ It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul… (more…)

Sunday, March 15, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon God is a Sanctuary Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. ~… (more…)

Saturday, March 14, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Tender Comfort “As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.” ~ Isaiah 66:13 ~ A mother’s comfort! Ah, this is tenderness itself. How she enters into her child’s grief! How she presses him to her bosom and tries to take all his sorrow into her… (more…)

Friday, March 13, 2020 Faith’s Check Book, Daily Entry C. H. Spurgeon Despise Not Thy Youth “Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou… (more…)