Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.02.22

“Our heart shall rejoice in Him.” ~ Psalm 33:21 ~ Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest distress; although trouble may surround them, they still sing; and, like many birds, they sing best in their cages. The waves may roll over them, but their souls soon rise to the surface and see the light of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.01.22

“The voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” ~ Genesis 3:8 ~ My soul, now that the cool of the day has come, retire awhile and hearken to the voice of thy God. He is always ready to speak with thee when thou art prepared to hear. If there be any slowness… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 07.01.22

God With Us “God shall be with ye” ~ Genesis 48:21 ~ Good old Jacob could no more be with Joseph, for his hour had come to die: but he left his son without anxiety, for he said with confidence, “God shall be with you.” When our dearest relations or our most helpful friends are called home by death, we… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 07.01.22

“In summer and in winter shall it be.” ~ Zechariah 14:8~ The streams of living water which flow from Jerusalem are not dried up by the parching heats of sultry midsummer any more than they were frozen by the cold winds of blustering winter. Rejoice, O my soul, that thou art spared to testify of the faithfulness of the Lord.… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.30.22

“Ah Lord God, behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee.” ~ Jeremiah 32:17 ~ At the very time when the Chaldeans surrounded Jerusalem, and when the sword, famine and pestilence had desolated the land, Jeremiah was commanded by God to purchase a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.30.22

Back, Then Forward “Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.” ~ Ezekiel 16:60 ~ Notwithstanding our sins, the Lord is still faithful in His love to us. He looks back. See how He remembers those early days of ours when He took us into… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.30.22

“And the glory which Thou gavest me I have given them.” ~ John 17:22 ~ Behold the superlative liberality of the Lord Jesus, for He hath given us His all. Although a tithe of His possessions would have made a universe of angels rich beyond all thought, yet was He not content until He had given us all that He… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.29.22

“Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart.” ~ 2 Chronicles 32:31 ~ Hezekiah was growing so inwardly great, and priding himself so much upon… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.29.22

Invitation to Pray “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” ~ Jeremiah 33:3 ~ God encourages us to pray. They tell us that prayer is a pious exercise which has no influence except upon the mind engaged in it. We know better. Our experience gives the lie a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.29.22

“Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ~ Let us not imagine that the soul sleeps in insensibility. “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise,” is the whisper of Christ to every dying saint. They “sleep in Jesus,” but their souls are before the throne of God, praising Him day and… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.28.22

“But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.” ~ Exodus 7:12 ~ This incident is an instructive emblem of the sure victory of the divine handiwork over all opposition. Whenever a divine principle is cast into the heart, though the devil may fashion a counterfeit, and produce swarms of opponents, as sure as ever God is in the work, it will… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.28.22

One Look from the Lord! “And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?” ~ Judges 6:14 ~ What a look was that which the Lord gave to Gideon! He looked him out of his discouragement into a holy bravery.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.28.22

“Looking unto Jesus.” ~ Hebrews 12:2 ~ It is ever the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan’s work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, “Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.27.22

“Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.” ~ 1 Corinthians 7:20 ~ Some persons have the foolish notion that the only way in which they can live for God is by becoming ministers, missionaries, or Bible women. Alas! how many would be shut out from any opportunity of magnifying the Most High if this were… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.27.22

Thank Him; Dwell Acceptably “Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.” ~ Psalm 140:13 ~ Oh, that my heart may be upright, that I may always be able to bless the name of the Lord! He is so good to those that be good, that I would fain be among them… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.27.22

“Only ye shall not go very far away.” ~ Exodus 8:28 ~ This is a crafty word from the lip of the arch-tyrant Pharaoh. If the poor bondaged Israelites must needs go out of Egypt, then he bargains with them that it shall not be very far away; not too far for them to escape the terror of his arms,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.26.22

“Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” ~ 2 Peter 1:4 ~ Vanish for ever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your risen Lord. It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ should dwell in the corruption of sin. “Why seek ye the living among… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.26.22

It Will Not Be Long “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” ~ James 5:8 ~ The last word in the Canticle of love is, “Make haste, my beloved,” and among the last words of the Apocalypse we read, “The Spirit and the Bride say, Come”; to which the heavenly Bridegroom answers,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.26.22

“Art thou become like unto us?” ~ Isaiah 14:10 ~ What must be the apostate professor’s doom when his naked soul appears before God? How will he bear that voice, “Depart, ye cursed; thou hast rejected me, and I reject thee; thou hast played the harlot, and departed from Me: I also have banished thee for ever from my presence,… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.25.22

“The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.” ~ Genesis 8:9 ~ Reader, can you find rest apart from the ark, Christ Jesus? Then be assured that your religion is vain. Are you satisfied with anything short of a conscious knowledge of your union and interest in Christ? Then woe unto you. If you profess to be… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.25.22

A Staircase to Heaven “And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.” ~ John 1:51 ~ Yes, to our faith this sight is plain even at this day. We do see heaven opened. Jesus Himself has opened that… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.25.22

“Get thee up into the high mountain.” ~ Isaiah 40:9 ~ Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears to be but one-half as high as it really is. Confined in a little valley, you discover scarcely anything but the rippling… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.24.22

“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said . . . Be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods.” ~ Daniel 3:16, 18 ~ The narrative of the manly courage and marvellous deliverance of the three holy children, or rather champions, is well calculated to excite in the minds of believers firmness and steadfastness in… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.24.22

The Lord’s “Much More” “And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.” ~ 2 Chronicles 25:9 ~ If you have made a mistake, bear the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.24.22

“A certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto Him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But He said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” ~ Luke 11:27, 28 ~ It is fondly imagined by some that it must have… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.23.22

“Waiting for the adoption.” ~ Romans 8:23 ~ Even in this world saints are God’s children, but men cannot discover them to be so, except by certain moral characteristics. The adoption is not manifested, the children are not yet openly declared. Among the Romans a man might adopt a child, and keep it private for a long time: but there… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.23.22

The Enemy Frustrated “Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.” ~ 2 Kings 19:32 ~ Neither did Sennacherib molest the city. He had boasted loudly, but he could not carry out his threats.… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.23.22

“Ephraim is a cake not turned.” ~ Hosea 7:8 ~ A cake not turned is uncooked on one side; and so Ephraim was, in many respects, untouched by divine grace: though there was some partial obedience, there was very much rebellion left. My soul, I charge thee, see whether this be thy case. Art thou thorough in the things of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.22.22

“That those things which cannot be shaken may remain.” ~ Hebrews 12:27 ~ We have many things in our possession at the present moment which can be shaken, and it ill becomes a Christian man to set much store by them, for there is nothing stable beneath these rolling skies; change is written upon all things. Yet, we have certain… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.22.22

He with Us; We with Him “The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.” ~ Proverbs 10:27 ~ There is no doubt about it. The fear of the Lord leads to virtuous habits, and these prevent that waste of life which comes of sin and vice. The holy rest which springs out… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.22.22

“He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory.” ~ Zechariah 6:13 ~ Christ Himself is the builder of His spiritual temple, and He has built it on the mountains of His unchangeable affection, His omnipotent grace, and His infallible truthfulness. But as it was in Solomon’s temple, so in this; the materials need making… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.21.22

“The foundation of God standeth sure.” ~ 2 Timothy 2:19 ~ The foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that “God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.” The great fact on which genuine faith relies is, that “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,” and that “Christ also hath… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 6.21.22

A Woman’s War “The Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” ~ Judges 4:9 ~ Rather an unusual text, but there may be souls in the world that may have faith enough to grasp it. Barak, the man, though called to the war, had little stomach for the fight unless Deborah would go with him, and so… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.21.22

“Thou art fairer than the children of men.” ~ Psalm 45:2 ~ The entire person of Jesus is but as one gem, and His life is all along but one impression of the seal. He is altogether complete; not only in His several parts, but as a gracious all-glorious whole. His character is not a mass of fair colours mixed… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 06.20.22

“Straightway they forsook their nets, and followed Him.” ~ Mark 1:18 ~ When they heard the call of Jesus, Simon and Andrew obeyed at once without demur. If we would always, punctually and with resolute zeal, put in practice what we hear upon the spot, or at the first fit occasion, our attendance at the means of grace, and our… (more…)

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