Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.16.24

“I am a stranger with thee.”~ Psalm 39:12 ~ Yes, O Lord, with Thee, but not to Thee. All my natural alienation from Thee, Thy grace has effectually removed; and now, in fellowship with Thyself, I walk through this sinful world as a pilgrim in a foreign country. Thou art a stranger in Thine own world. Man forgets Thee, dishonours… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.15.24

“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”~ 2 Timothy 2:1 ~ Christ has grace without measure in Himself, but He hath not retained it for Himself. As the reservoir empties itself into the pipes, so hath Christ emptied out His grace for His people. “Of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” He seems… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.15.24

“He did it with all his heart and prospered.”~ 2 Chronicles 31:21 ~ This is no unusual occurrence; it is the general rule of the moral universe that those men prosper who do their work with all their hearts, while those are almost certain to fail who go to their labour leaving half their hearts behind them. God does not… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.14.24

“I will take heed to my ways.”~ Psalm 39:1 ~ Fellow-Pilgrim, say not in your heart, “I will go hither and thither, and I shall not sin;” for you are never so out of danger of sinning as to boast of security. The road is very miry, it will be hard to pick your path so as not to soil… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.14.24

“Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”~ 1 Corinthians 10:12 ~ It is a curious fact, that there is such a thing as being proud of grace. A man says, “I have great faith, I shall not fall; poor little faith may, but I never shall.” “I have fervent love,” says another, “I can stand, there… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.13.24

“Why sit we here until we die?”~ 2 Kings 7:3 ~ Dear reader, this little book was mainly intended for the edification of believers, but if you are yet unsaved, our heart yearns over you: and we would fain say a word which may be blessed to you. Open your Bible, and read the story of the lepers, and mark… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.13.24

“Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.”~ Genesis 8:9 ~ Wearied out with her wanderings, the dove returns at length to the ark as her only resting place. How heavily she flies she will drop she will never reach the ark! But she struggles on. Noah has been looking… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.12.24

Going Out with Joy “And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out.”~ Deuteronomy 33:18 ~ The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel who worship God in the spirit and have no confidence in the flesh. Zebulun is to rejoice because Jehovah will bless his “going out”; we also see a promise… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.12.24

“Thou shalt love thy neighbour.” ~ Matthew 5:43 ~ Love thy neighbour.” Perhaps he rolls in riches, and thou art poor, and living in thy little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; thou seest every day his estates, his fine linen, and his sumptuous banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.12.24

“To whom belongest thou?”~ 1 Samuel 30:13 ~ No neutralities can exist in religion. We are either ranked under the banner of Prince Immanuel, to serve and fight His battles, or we are vassals of the black prince, Satan. “To whom belongest thou? “Reader, let me assist you in your response. Have you been “born again”? If you have, you… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.11.24

“Thou shalt be called, Sought out.”~ Isaiah 62:12 ~ The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, not seeking out. The loss is more perplexing and… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.11.24

Whose Battle? “And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saith not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.” ~ 1 Samuel 17:47 ~ Let this point be settled, that the battle is the Lord’s, and we may be quite sure of the victory, and of the victory… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.11.24

“Sin . . . exceeding sinful.”~ Romans 7:13 ~ Beware of light thoughts of sin. At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender, that we are afraid of the slightest sin. Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear lest they should offend against God. But alas! very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.10.24

“Man . . . is of few days, and full of trouble.”~ Job 14:1 ~ It may be of great service to us, before we fall asleep, to remember this mournful fact, for it may lead us to set loose by earthly things. There is nothing very pleasant in the recollection that we are not above the shafts of adversity,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.10.24

Walk in Light “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” ~ John 12:46 ~ This world is dark as midnight; Jesus has come that by faith we may have light and may no longer sit in the gloom which covers all the rest of mankind. Whosoever is a very… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.10.24

“In my prosperity I said I shall never be moved.”~ Psalm 30:6 ~ Moab settled on his lees, he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel.” Give a man wealth; let his ships bring home continually rich freights; let the winds and waves appear to be his servants to bear his vessels across the bosom of the mighty deep;… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.09.24

“Abide in Me.”~ John 15:4 ~ Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the one, and satiety from the other. Live near to Jesus, Christian, and it is matter of secondary importance whether… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.09.24

Prayer for Peace “And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pay unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.”~ Jeremiah 29:7 ~ The principle involved in this text would suggest to all of us who are the Lord’s strangers and foreigners that we… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.09.24

“Yea, He is altogether lovely.”~ Song of Solomon 5:16 ~ The superlative beauty of Jesus is all-attracting; it is not so much to be admired as to be loved. He is more than pleasant and fair, He is lovely. Surely the people of God can fully justify the use of this golden word, for He is the object of their… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.08.24

“She called his name Ben-oni (son of sorrow), but his father called him Benjamin (son of my right hand).”~ Genesis 35:18 ~ To every matter there is a bright as well as a dark side. Rachel was overwhelmed with the sorrow of her own travail and death; Jacob, though weeping the mother’s loss, could see the mercy of the child’s… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.08.24

Our Substance Blessed “Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.”~ Deuteronomy 28:5 ~ Obedience brings a blessing on all the provisions which our industry earns for us. That which comes in and goes out at once, like fruit in the basket which is for immediate use, shall be blest; and that which is laid by with us for a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.08.24

“We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”~ Acts 14:22 ~ God’s people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when He chose His people, that they should be an untried people. They were chosen in the furnace of affliction; they were never chosen to worldly peace and earthly joy. Freedom from sickness and the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.07.24

“It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.”~ Psalm 118:8 ~ Doubtless the reader has been tried with the temptation to rely upon the things which are seen, instead of resting alone upon the invisible God. Christians often look to man for help and counsel, and mar the noble simplicity of their reliance upon… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.07.24

From Fetters Free The Lord looseth the prisoner. ~ Psalm 146:7 ~ He has done it. Remember Joseph, Israel in Egypt, Manasseh, Jeremiah, Peter, and many others. He can do it still. He breaks the bars of brass with a word and snaps the fetters of iron with a look. He is doing it. In a thousand places troubled ones… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.07.24

“Have faith in God.”~ Mark 11:22 ~ Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well; and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.06.24

“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty.”~ Proverbs 18:12 ~ IT is an old and common saying, that “coming events cast their shadows before them;” the wise man teaches us that a haughty heart is the prophetic prelude of evil. Pride is as safely the sign of destruction as the change of mercury in the weather-glass is the sign… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.06.24

Guardian of the Fatherless “In thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”~ Hosea 14:3 ~ This is an excellent reason for casting away all other confidences and relying upon the Lord alone. When a child is left without its natural protector, our God steps in and becomes his guardian: so also when a man has lost every object of dependence, he may… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.06.24

“Ye must be born again.”~ John 3:7 ~ Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are “born again,” for there are many who fancy they are, who are not. Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.05.24

  “Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.”~ Psalm 35:3 ~ What does this sweet prayer teach me? It shall be my evening’s petition; but first let it yield me an instructive meditation. The text informs me first of all that David had his doubts; for why should he pray, “Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation,” if… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.05.24

Home Blessings “He blesseth the habitation of the just.”~ Proverbs 3:33 ~ He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine protection even as to the roof which covers himself and his family. His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training, and a place of heavenly light. In it there is a family attar… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.05.24

“Let us not sleep, as do others.”~ 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ~ There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning the ways of the Lord. Christian and Hopeful, as they journeyed towards the Celestial City, said to themselves, “To prevent drowsiness in this place, let us fall into good… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.04.24

“They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house.”~ Psalm 36:8 ~ Sheba’s queen was amazed at the sumptuousness of Solomon’s table. She lost all heart when she saw the provision of a single day; and she marvelled equally at the company of servants who were feasted at the royal board. But what is this to the hospitalities… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 03.04.24

Honor God “Them that honor me I will honor.”~ 1 Samuel 2:30 ~ Do I make the honor of God the great object of my life and the rule of my conduct? If so, He will honor me. I may for a while receive no honor from man, but God will Himself put honor upon me in the most effectual… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.04.24

“My grace is sufficient for thee.” ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9 ~ If none of God’s saints were poor and tried, we should not know half so well the consolations of divine grace. When we find the wanderer who has not where to lay his head, who yet can say, “Still will I trust in the or, when we see the pauper… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 03.03.24

“He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove.”~ Matthew 3:16 ~ As the Spirit of God descended upon the Lord Jesus, the head, so He also, in measure, descends upon the members of the mystical body. His descent is to us after the same fashion as that in which it fell upon our Lord. There is often a… (more…)

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