Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.23.24

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.”~ Ephesians 3:17 ~ Beyond measure it is desirable that we, as believers, should have the person of Jesus constantly before us, to inflame our love towards Him, and to increase our knowledge of Him. I would to God that my readers were all entered as diligent scholars in Jesus’ college, students… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.23.24

Love and Seek True Wisdom “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” ~ Proverbs 8:17 ~ Wisdom loves her lovers and seeks her seekers. He is already wise who seeks to be wise, and he has almost found wisdom who diligently seeks her. What is true of wisdom in general is specially… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.23.24

“The voice of weeping shall be no more heard.”~ Isaiah 65:19 ~ The glorified weep no more, for all outward a causes of grief are gone. There are no broken friendships, nor blighted prospects in heaven. Poverty, famine, peril, persecution, and slander, are unknown there. No pain distresses, no thought of death or bereavement saddens. They weep no more, for… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.22.24

“The unsearchable riches of Christ.”~ Ephesians 3:8. ~ My Master has riches beyond the count of arithmetic, the measurement of reason, the dream of imagination, or the eloquence of words. They are unsearchable! You may look, and study, and weigh, but Jesus is a greater Saviour than you think Him to be when your thoughts are at the greatest. My… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.22.24

Wrath to God’s Glory “Surely the wrath of man shall raise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”~ Psalm 76:10 ~ Wicked men will be wrathful. Their anger we must endure as the badge of our calling, the token of our separation from them: if we were of the world, the world would love its own. Our comfort is… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.22.24

“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.”~ Song of Solomon 5:8 ~ Such is the language of the believer panting after present fellowship with Jesus, he is sick for his Lord. Gracious souls are never perfectly at ease except they are in a state of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.21.24

“I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye Me in vain.” ~Isaiah 45:19 ~ We may gain much solace by considering what God has not said. What He has said is inexpressibly full of comfort and delight; what He has not said is scarcely less rich in consolation. It was one of these “said nots” which preserved the… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.21.24

Night of Weeping; Joyous Day “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”~ Psalm 30:5 ~ A moment under our Father’s anger seems very long, and yet it is but a moment after all. If we grieve His Spirit, we cannot look for His… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.21.24

“He that watereth shall be watered also himself.” ~ Proverbs 11:25 ~ We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the spiritual good of others. In watering others,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.20.24

“And they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.”~ Nehemiah 3:8 ~ Cities well fortified have broad walls, and so had Jerusalem in her glory. The New Jerusalem must, in like manner, be surrounded and preserved by a broad wall of nonconformity to the world, and separation from its customs and spirit. The tendency of these days break down the holy… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.20.24

Deliverance Not Limited “He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.”~ Job 5:19 ~ Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for us till our deliverance is complete.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.20.24

“The sweet psalmist of Israel.”~ 2 Samuel 23:1 ~ Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character. In his history we meet with trials and temptations not to be discovered, as a whole, in other saints of ancient times, and hence he is all the… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.19.24

“Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for Thou art my strength.”~ Psalm 31:4 ~ Our spiritual foes are of the serpent’s brood, a and seek to ensnare us by subtlety. The prayer before us supposes the possibility of the believer being caught like a bird. So deftly does the fowler do his work,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.19.24

Reward for the Righteous “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”~ Psalm 58:11 ~ God’s judgments in this life are not always clearly to be seen, for in many cases one event happeneth alike to all. This is the state of probation, not… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.19.24

“He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord.”~ Micah 5:4 ~ Christ’s reign in His Church is that of a shepherd-king. He has supremacy, but it is the superiority of a wise and tender shepherd over his needy and loving flock; He commands and receives obedience, but it is the willing obedience of the well-cared-for sheep, rendered… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.18.24

“And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but He received it not.”~ Mark 15:23 ~ Agolden truth is couched in the fact that the Saviour put the myrrhed wine-cup from His lips. On the heights of heaven the Son of God stood of old, and as He looked down upon our globe He measured the long descent… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.18.24

Seekers, Finders If thou seek him, he will be found of thee.~ 1 Chronicles 28:9~ We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking, and He will not deny Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not if thou deserve Him, or purchase His favor, but merely if thou “seek”… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.18.24

“Strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house.”~ Jeremiah 51:5 ~ In this account the faces of the Lord’s people were covered with shame, for it was a terrible thing that men should intrude into the Holy Place reserved for the priests alone. Everywhere about us we see like cause for sorrow. How many ungodly men are now… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.17.24

“This sickness is not unto death.”~ John 11:4 ~ From our Lord’s words we learn that there is a limit to sickness. Here is an “unto” within which its ultimate end is restrained, and beyond which it cannot go. Lazarus might pass through death, but death was not to be the ultimatum of his sickness. In all sickness, the Lord… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.17.24

Who Has the Majority? “And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”~ 2 Kings 6:16 ~ Horses and chariots and a great host shut up the prophet in Dothan. His young servant was alarmed. How could they escape from such a body of armed men? But the prophet had… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.17.24

“The mercy of God.”~ Psalm 52:8 ~ Meditate a little on this mercy of the Lord. It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of His mercy as in the matter of it. It is great mercy. There is nothing little in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.16.24

“Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit.” ~ Romans 8:23 ~ Present possession is declared. At this present moment we have the first fruits of the Spirit. We have repentance, that gem of the first water; faith, that priceless pearl; hope, the heavenly emerald; and love, the glorious ruby. We are already made “new creatures in Christ Jesus,”… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.16.24

Uncover and Confess Sin “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”~ Proverbs 28:13 ~ Here is the way of mercy for a guilty and repenting sinner. He must cease from the habit of covering sin. This is attempted by falsehood, which denies sin; by hypocrisy, which conceals it; by boasting,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.16.24

“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name.”~ Psalm 29:2 ~ God’s glory is the result of His nature and acts. He is glorious in His character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy, and good, and lovely in God, that He must be glorious. The actions which flow from His character are also… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.15.24

“And I will give you an heart of flesh.”~ Ezekiel 36:26 ~ A heart of flesh is known by its tenderness concerning sin. To have indulged a foul imagination, or to have allowed a wild desire to tarry even for a moment, is quite enough to make a heart of flesh grieve before the Lord. The heart of stone calls… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.15.24

A Name Guarantee “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son,”~ John 14:13 ~ It is not every believer who has yet learned to pray in Christ’s name. To ask not only for His sake, but in His name, as authorized by Him, is a high order… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.15.24

“Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide.”~ Genesis 24:63 ~ Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many hours in idle company, light reading, and useless pastimes, could learn wisdom, they would find more profitable society and more interesting engagements in meditation than in the vanities which now have such charms for them.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.14.24

“I know their sorrows.”~ Exodus 3:7 ~ The child is cheered as he sings, “This my father knows”; and shall not we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend and tender soul-husband knows all about us? Thank You For Visiting 353

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.14.24

Child Chastisement Not Forever “And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.”~ 1 Kings 11:39 ~ In the family of grace there is discipline, and that discipline is severe enough to make it an evil and a bitter thing to sin. Solomon, turned aside by his foreign wives, had set up other gods and… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.14.24

“Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work.”~ Psalm 92:4 ~ Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a full atonement for them? Then what a joyful Christian you ought to be! How you should live above the common trials and troubles of the world! Since sin is forgiven, can it matter what… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.13.24

“And I will remember My covenant.”~ Genesis 9:15 ~ Mark the form of the promise. God does not say, “And when ye shall look upon the bow, and ye shall remember My covenant, then I will not destroy the earth,” but it is gloriously put, not upon our memory, which is fickle and frail, but upon God’smemory, which is infinite… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.13.24

Before and During the Call “It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”~ Isaiah 65:24 ~ Quick work this! The Lord hears us before we call and often answers us in the same speedy manner. Foreseeing our needs and our prayers, He so arranges providence that before… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.13.24

“The cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted.”~ Psalm 104:16 ~ LEBANON’S cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their planting entirely to the Lord. This is quite true of every child of God. He is not man-planted, nor self-planted, but God-planted. The mysterious hand of the divine Spirit dropped the living seed into a heart which… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 08.12.24

“The bow shall be seen in the cloud.”~ Genesis 9:14 ~ The rainbow, the symbol of the covenant with Noah, is typical of our Lord Jesus, who is the Lord’s witness to the people. When may we expect to see the token of the covenant? The rainbow is only to be seen painted upon a cloud. When the sinner’s conscience… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 08.12.24

Light in Darkness “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.” ~ 2 Samuel 22:29 ~ Am I in the light? Then Thou, O Lord, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without the torches of time and… (more…)

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