Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.19.23

“And there was no more sea.”~ Revelation 21:1 ~ Scarcely could we rejoice at the thought of losing the glorious old ocean: the new heavens and the new earth are none the fairer to our imagination, if, indeed, literally there is to be no great and wide sea, with its gleaming waves and shelly shores. Is not the text to… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.19.23

Afflictions, But No Broken Bones “He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.”~ Psalm 34:20 ~ This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted righteous man: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” He may suffer skin wounds and flesh wounds, but no great harm… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.19.23

“The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.”~ Proverbs 16:33 ~ If the disposal of the lot is the Lord’s whose is the arrangement of our whole life? If the simple casting of a lot is guided by Him, how much more the events of our entire life especially when we are… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.18.23

“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”~ Proverbs 27:23 ~ Every wise merchant will occasionally hold a stock-taking, when he will cast up his accounts, examine what he has on hand, and ascertain decisively whether his trade is prosperous or declining. Every man who is wise in the kingdom of heaven,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.18.23

Defended and Covered “As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.”~ Isaiah 31:5 ~ With hurrying wing the mother bird hastens up to the protection of her young. She wastes no time upon the road when coming to supply them with food or guard them from danger. Thus as on eagle’s wings will the Lord come for… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.18.23

“Rend your heart, and not your garments.” ~ Joel 2:13 ~ Garment-rending and other outward signs of religious emotion, are easily manifested and are frequently hypocritical; but to feel true repentance is far more difficult, and consequently far less common. Men will attend to the most multiplied and minute ceremonial regulations for such things are pleasing to the flesh but… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.17.23

“I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”~ John 10:9 ~ Jesus, the great I AM, is the entrance into the true church, and the way of access to God Himself. He gives to the man who comes to God by Him four choice… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.17.23

Nearest and Dearest Fellowship “So shall we ever be with the Lord.”~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ~ While we are here the Lord is with us, and when we are called away we are with Him. There is no dividing the saint from His Savior. They are one, and they always must be one: Jesus cannot be without His own people,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.17.23

“I remember thee.”~ Jeremiah 2:2 ~ Let us note that Christ delights to think upon His Church, and to look upon her beauty. As the bird returneth often to its nest, and as the wayfarer hastens to his home, so doth the mind continually pursue the object of its choice. We cannot look too often upon that face which we… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.16.23

“Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened.” It is painful to remember that, in a certain degree, this accusation may be laid at the door of believers, who too often are in a measure spiritually insensible. We may well bewail ourselves that we do not hear the voice of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.16.23

Divine Expulsion “Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.”~ Joshua 17:18 ~ It is a great encouragement to valor to be assured of victory, for then a man goes forth to war in confidence and ventures where else he had been afraid to go. Our warfare is with evil within us… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.16.23

“Come unto me.”~ Matthew 11:28 ~ The cry of the Christian religion is the gentle word, “Come.” The Jewish law harshly said, “Go, take heed unto thy steps as to the path in which thou shalt walk. Break the commandments, and thou shalt perish; keep them, and thou shalt live.” The law was a dispensation of terror, which drove men… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.15.23

“And lay thy foundations with sapphires.”~ Isaiah 54:11 ~ Not only that which is seen of the church of God, but that which is unseen, is fair and precious. Foundations are out of sight, and so long as they are firm it is not expected that they should be valuable; but in Jehovah’s work everything is of a piece, nothing… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.15.23

World Concord “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”~ Isaiah 2:4 ~ Oh, that these happy times were come! At present the nations are heavily armed and are inventing weapons more and more terrible, as if the chief end… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.15.23

“Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth clave unto her.”~ Ruth 1:14 ~ Both of them had an affection for Naomi, and therefore set out with her upon her return to the land of Judah. But the hour of test came; Naomi most unselfishly set before each of them the trials which awaited them, and bade them if they cared for… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.14.23

“I am crucified with Christ.”~ Galatians 2:20 ~ The Lord Jesus Christ acted in what He did as a great public representative person, and His dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all His people. Then all His saints rendered unto justice what was due, and made an expiation to divine vengeance for all their sins. The apostle… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.14.23

Nothing Old “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things” new ~ Revelation 21:5 ~ Glory be to His name! All things need making new, for they are sadly battered and worn by sin. It is time that the old vesture was rolled up and laid aside, and that creation put on her Sunday suit.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.14.23

“They go from strength to strength.”~ Psalm 84:7 ~ They go from strength to strength. There are various renderings of these words, but all of them contain the idea of progress. Our own good translation of the authorized version is enough for us this morning. “They go from strength to strength.” That is, they grow stronger and stronger. Usually, if… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.13.23

  “I will make thy windows of agates.”~ Isaiah 54:12 ~ The church is most instructively symbolized by a building erected by heavenly power, and designed by divine skill. Such a spiritual house must not be dark, for the Israelites had light in their dwellings; there must therefore be windows to let the light in and to allow the inhabitants… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.13.23

Evening Brightens into Day “It shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.”~ Zechariah 14:7 ~ It is a surprise that it should be so; for all things threaten that at evening time it shall be dark. God is wont to work in a way so much above our fears and beyond our hopes that we… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.13.23

“Salt without prescribing how much.”~ Ezra 7:22 ~ Salt was used in every offering made by fire unto the Lord, and from its preserving and purifying properties it was the grateful emblem of divine grace in the soul. It is worthy of our attentive regard that, when Artaxerxes gave salt to Ezra the priest, he set no limit to the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.12.23

“They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.”~ Hosea 5:7 ~ Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, “thou hast dealt treacherously” with God, thy best friend; treacherously with Jesus, whose thou art; treacherously… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.12.23

A Quiet Heart “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.”~ Isaiah 30:15 ~ It is always weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mis-trusting. What can we do if we wear ourselves to skin and bone? Can we gain anything by fearing and fuming? Do we not unfit ourselves for action and unhinge our minds for wise… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.12.22

“His ways are everlasting.”~ Habakkuk 3:6 ~ What He hath done at one time, He will do yet again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following—the Lord’s ways are the result of wise deliberation; He ordereth all things according to the counsel of His… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.23

“Ye serve the Lord Christ.” ~ Colossians 3:24 ~ To what choice order of officials was this word spoken? To kings who proudly boast a right divine? Ah, no! too often do they serve themselves or Satan, and forget the God whose sufferance permits them to wear their mimic majesty for their little hour. Speaks then the apostle to those… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.11.23

Trust and Do; Do and Trust “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Trust and do are words which go well together, in the order in which the Holy Spirit has placed them. We should have faith, and that faith should work. Trust in God sets us… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.11.23

“Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.”~ 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ~ Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. Heaven is the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.23

“Whose heart the Lord opened.”~ Acts 16:14 ~ In Lydia’s conversion there are many points of interest. It was brought about by providential circumstances. She was a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, but just at the right time for hearing Paul we find her at Philippi; providence, which is the handmaid of grace, led her to the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.10.23

God Is Our Ally “But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”~ Exodus 23:22 ~ The Lord Christ in the midst of His people is to be acknowledged and obeyed. He is the vice-regent of God and speaks in… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.10.23

“So shall we ever be with the Lord.”~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ~ Even the sweetest visits from Christ, how short they are and how transitory! One moment our eyes see Him, and we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, but again a little time and we do not see Him, for our beloved withdraws Himself from us; like… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.23

“My people shall dwell in quiet resting places.”~ Isaiah 32:18 ~ Peace and rest belong not to the unregenerate, they are the peculiar possession of the Lord’s people, and of them only. The God of Peace gives perfect peace to those whose hearts are stayed upon Him. When man was unfallen, his God gave him the flowery bowers of Eden… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.09.23

The “All” of Belief “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” ~ Mark 9:23 ~ Our unbelief is the greatest hindrance in our way; in fact, there is no other real difficulty as to our spiritual progress and prosperity. The Lord can do everything; but when He makes a rule that… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.09.23

“Therefore will the Lord wait that He may be gracious unto you.”~ Isaiah 30:18 ~ GOD often DELAYS IN ANSWERING PRAYER. We have several instances of this in sacred Scripture. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day he had to wrestle all night for it. The poor woman of Syrophenicia was answered… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 12.08.23

“Thou, O God, hast prepared of Thy goodness for the poor.”~ Psalm 68:10 ~ All God’s gifts are prepared gifts laid up in store for wants foreseen. He anticipates our needs; and out of the fulness which He has treasured up in Christ Jesus, He provides of His goodness for the poor. You may trust Him for all the necessities… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 12.08.23

Following Leads to Honor “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.”~ John 12:26 ~ The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ’s servant I must be His follower. To do as Jesus did is the surest… (more…)

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