Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.12.24

Loved unto the End “For the Lord will not cast off for ever.”~ Lamentations 3:31 ~ He may cast away for a season but not forever. A woman may leave off her ornaments for a few days, but she will not forget them or throw them upon the dunghill. It is not like the Lord to cast off those whom… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.12.24

“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…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.12.24

“Ye are Christ’s.”~ 1 Corinthians 3:23 ~ Ye are Christ’s.” You are His by donation, for the Father gave you to the Son; His by His bloody purchase, for He counted down the price for your redemption; His by dedication, for you have consecrated yourself to Him; His by relation, for you are named by his name, and made one… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.11.24

“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… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.11.24

Faith Sets the Bow “And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the beau shall be seen in the cloud.”~ Genesis 9:14 ~ Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid that the world will be destroyed by a deluge. We see the rainbow often enough to prevent our having… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.11.24

“These have no root.“~ Luke 8:13 ~ My soul, examine thyself this morning by the light of this text. Thou hast received the word with joy; thy feelings have been stirred and a lively impression has been made; but, remember, that to receive the word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into thy very soul is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.10.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.10.24

Divine Recompense “He that watereth shall be watered also himself. “~ Proverbs 11:25 ~ If I carefully consider others, God will consider me, and in some way or other He will recompense me. Let me consider the poor, and the Lord will consider me. Let me look after little children, and the Lord will treat me as His child. Let… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.09.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.09.24

Gaining by Giving “The liberal soul shall be made fat.”~ Proverbs 11:25 ~ If I desire to flourish in soul, I must not hoard up my stores but must distribute to the poor. To be close and niggardly is the world’s way to prosperity, but it is not God’s way, for He saith, “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.09.24

This Morning’s Meditation “I will be their God.” ~ Jeremiah 31:33 ~ CHRISTIAN! here is all thou canst require. To make thee happy thou wantest something that shall satisfy thee; and is not this enough? If thou canst pour this promise into thy cup, wilt thou not say, with David, “My cup runneth over; I have more than heart can… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.08.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.08.24

Purity of Heart and Life “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”~ Matthew 5:8 ~ Purity, even purity of heart, is the main thing to be aimed at. We need to be made clean within through the Spirit and the Word, and then we shall be clean without by consecration and obedience. There is a close… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.08.24

“The iniquity of the holy things.” ~ Exodus 28:38 ~ What a veil is lifted up by these words, and what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for us to pause awhile and see this sad sight. The iniquities of our public worship, its hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence, wandering of heart and forgetfulness of God, what… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.07.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.07.24

Always Growing “Thou shalt see greater than these.”~ John 1:50 ~ This is spoken to a childlike believer, who was ready to accept Jesus as the Son of God, the King of Israel, upon one convincing piece of argument. Those who are willing to see shall see; it is because we shut our eyes that we become so sadly blind.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.07.24

“For me to live is Christ.” ~ Philippians 1:21 ~ The believer did not always live to Christ. He began to do so when God the Holy Spirit convinced him of sin, and when by grace he was brought to see the dying Saviour making a propitiation for his guilt. From the moment of the new and celestial birth the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.06.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.06.24

Help from Without “Yea, I will help thee.”~ Isaiah 41:10 ~ Yesterday’s promise secured us strength for what we have to do, but this guarantees us aid in cases where we cannot act alone. The Lord says, “I will help thee.” Strength within is supplemented by help without. God can raise us up allies in our warfare if so it… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.06.24

“Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” ~ 1 Peter 5:7 ~ It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel HE careth for me.” Christian! do not dishonour religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight which your Father… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.05.24

“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…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.05.24

A Wonderful Guarantee “I will strengthen thee.”~ Isaiah 41:10 ~ When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be less than we thought and less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us while we have such a word as this to fall back upon, for it… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.05.24

“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” ~ Genesis 1:4 ~ Light  might well be good since it sprang from that fiat of goodness, “Let there be light.” We who enjoy it should be more grateful for it than we are, and see more of God in it and by… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.04.24

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.” ~ Genesis 42:8 ~ This morning our desires went forth for growth in our acquaintance with the Lord Jesus; it may be well to-night to consider a kindred topic, namely, our heavenly Joseph’s knowledge of us. This was most blessedly perfect long before we had the slightest knowledge of Him.… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.04.24

In Calm Repose “I will make them to lie down safely.”~ Hosea 2:18 ~ Yes, the saints are to have peace. The passage from which this gracious word is taken speaks of peace “with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground.” This is peace with earthly enemies, with… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.04.24

“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” ~ 2 Peter 3:18 ~ GROW in grace not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fullness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.03.24

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”~ Luke 3:4 ~ The voice crying in the wilderness demanded a way for the Lord, a way prepared, and a way prepared in the wilderness. I would be attentive to the Master’s proclamation, and give Him a road into my heart,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.03.24

Rest on a Promise “The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it.”~ Genesis 28:13 ~ No promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint but to all believers. If, my brother, thou canst in faith lie down upon a promise and take thy rest thereon, it is thine. Where Jacob “lighted” and tarried and… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.03.23

“I will give thee for a covenant of the people.” ~ Isaiah 49:8 ~ JESUS Christ is Himself the sum and substance of the covenant, and as one of its gifts, He is the property of every believer. Believer, canst thou estimate what thou hast gotten in Christ? “In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Consider that… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.02.24

“Let the people renew their strength.”~ Isaiah 41:1 ~ ALL things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth by itself. “Thou renewest the face of the earth,” was the Psalmist’s utterance. Even the trees, which wear not themselves with care, nor shorten their lives with labour, must drink of the rain of heaven and suck from the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.02.24

Conquest to Victory “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.”~ Romans 16:20 ~ This promise follows well upon that of yesterday. We are evidently to be conformed to our covenant Head, not only in His being bruised in His heel but in His conquest of the evil one. Even under our feet is the old… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.02.24

“Continue in prayer.” ~ Colossians 4:2 ~ IT is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;” and just as we are about… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.01.24

“We will be glad and rejoice in Thee.” ~ Song of Solomon 1:4 ~ We will be glad and rejoice in Thee. We will not open the gates of the year to the dolorous notes of the sackbut, but to the sweet strains of the harp of joy, and the high sounding cymbals of gladness. “O come, let us sing… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.01.24

The Bible’s First Promise And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.~ Genesis 3:15 ~ This is the first promise to fallen man. It contains the whole gospel and the essence of the covenant of grace. It has been in… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.01.24

“They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” ~ Joshua 5:12 ~ ISRAEL’S weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land.… (more…)

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