Category Archives: ~ To God Be the Glory ~

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.04.25

“The love of the Lord.”~ Hosea 3:1 ~ Believer, look back through all thine experience, and think of the way whereby the Lord thy God has led thee in the wilderness, and how He hath fed and clothed thee every day how He hath borne with thine ill manners how He hath put up with all thy murmurings, and all… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.03.25

“Tell me . . . where Thou feedest, where Thou makest Thy flock to rest at noon.”~ Song of Solomon 1:7 ~ These words express the desire of the believer after Christ, and his longing for present communion with Him. Where doest Thou feed Thy flock? In Thy house? I will go, if I may find Thee there. In private… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.03.25

He Freely Gives “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”~ Romans 8:32 ~ If this is not a promise in form, it is in fact. Indeed, it is more than one promise, it is a conglomerate of promises. It is a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.03.25

“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors.”  ~ Romans 8:12 ~ As God’s creatures, we are all debtors to Him: to obey Him with all our body, and soul, and strength. Having broken His commandments, as we all have, we are debtors to His justice, and we owe to Him a vast amount which we are not able to pay. But of… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.02.25

“And these are ancient things.”~ 1 Chronicles 4:22 ~ Yet not so ancient as those precious things which are the delight of our souls. Let us for a moment recount them, telling them over as misers count their gold. The sovereign choice of the Father, by which He elected us unto eternal life, or ever the earth was, is a… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.02.25

Grow Up “And ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”~ Malachi 4:2 ~ Yes, when the sun shines, the sick quit their chambers and walk abroad to breathe the fresh air. When the sun brings spring and summer, the cattle quit their stalls and seek pasture on the higher Alps. Even thus, when we have… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.02.25

“Without the shedding of blood is no remission.”~ Hebrews 9:22 ~ This is the voice of unalterable truth. In none of the Jewish ceremonies were sins, even typically, removed without blood-shedding. In no case, by no means can sin be pardoned without atonement. It is clear, then, that there is no hope for me out of Christ; for there is… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.01.25

“Thy love to me was wonderful.”~ 2 Samuel 1:26 ~ Come, dear readers, let each one of us speak for himself of the wonderful love, not of Jonathan, but of Jesus. We will not relate what we have been told, but the things which we have tasted and handled-of the love of Christ. Thy love to me, O Jesus, was… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 02.01.25

“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.”~ Malachi 4.2 ~ Fulfilled once in the first advent of our glorious Lord, and yet to have a fuller accomplishment in His second advent, this gracious word is also for daily use. Is it dark with the reader? Does the night deepen… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 02.01.25

“They shall sing in the ways of the Lord.~ Psalm 138:5 ~ The time when Christians begin to sing in the ways of the Lord is when they first lose their burden at the foot of the Cross. Not even the songs of the angels seem so sweet as the first song of rapture which gushes from the inmost soul… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.31.25

“Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.”~ 2 Samuel 18:23 ~ Runningis not everything, there is much in the way which we select: a swift foot over hill and down dale will not keep pace with a slower traveller upon level ground. How is it with my spiritual journey, am I labouring up the hill… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.31.25

God Always Hears “My God will hear me.”~ Micah 7:7 ~ Friends may be unfaithful, but the Lord will not turn away from the gracious soul; on the contrary, He will hear all its desires. The prophet says, “Keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. A man’s enemies are the men of his own… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.31.25

“The Lord our Righteousness.”~ Jeremiah 23:6 ~ It will always give a Christian the greatest calm, quiet, ease, and peace, to think of the perfect righteousness of Christ. How often are the saints of God downcast and sad! I do not think they ought to be. I do not think they would if they could always see their perfection in… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.30.25

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance.”~ Ephesians 1:11 ~ When Jesus gave Himself for us, He gave us all the rights and privileges which went with Himself; so that now, although as eternal God, He has essential rights to which no creature may venture to pretend, yet as Jesus, the Mediator, the federal Head of the covenant of… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.30.25

A Heavenly Escort “And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest.” ~ Genesis 28:15 ~ Do we need journeying mercies? Here are choice ones God’s presence and preservation, In all places we need both of these, and in all places we shall have them if we go at the call of duty,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.30.25

“When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt bestir thyself.”~ 2 Samuel 5:24 ~ The members of Christ’s Church should be very prayerful, always seeking the unction of the Holy One to rest upon their hearts, that the kingdom of Christ may come, and that His “will be done on… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.29.25

“The dove came in to him in the evening.”~ Genesis 8:11 ~ Blessed be the Lord for another day of mercy, even though I am now weary with its toils. Unto the preserver of men lift I my song of gratitude. The dove found no rest out of the ark, and therefore returned to it; and my soul has learned… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.29.25

Obedience Brings Blessing “Observe and hear all these words, which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.”~ Deuteronomy 12:28 ~ Though salvation is not by the works of the law, yet the… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.29.25

“Perfect in Christ Jesus.”~ Colossians 1:28 ~ Do you not feel in your own soul that perfection is not in you? Does not every day teach you that? Every tear which trickles from your eye, weeps “imperfection”; every harsh word which proceeds from your lip, mutters “imperfection.” You have too frequently had a view of your own heart to dream… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.28.25

“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.”~ Luke 2:20 ~ What was the subject of their praise? They praised God for what they had heard for the good tidings of great joy that a Saviour was born unto them. Let us copy them;… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.28.25

Tears Shall Cease “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”~ Revelation 21:4 ~ Yes, we shall come to this if we are believers. Sorrow shall cease, and tears shall be wiped away. This is the world of weeping, but it passes away. There shall be a new heaven and a new earth, so says the first verse… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.28.25

“Perfect in Christ Jesus.”~ Colossians 1:28 ~ Do you not feel in your own soul that perfection is not in you? Does not every day teach you that? Every tear which trickles from your eye, weeps “imperfection”; every harsh word which proceeds from your lip, mutters “imperfection.” You have too frequently had a view of your own heart to dream… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.27.25

“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”~ Luke 2:19 ~ There was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of her being: her memory”she kept all these things; her affections she kept them in her heart; her intellect she pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding, were all exercised… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.27.25

Precious Repentance “And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.”~ Ezekiel 20:43 ~ When we are accepted of the Lord and are standing in the place of favor, and peace, and safety, then we are… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.27.25

“And of his fulness have all we received.”~ John 1:16 ~ These words tell us that there is a fulness in Christ. There is a fulness of essential Deity, for “in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead.” There is a fulness of perfect manhood, for in Him, bodily, that Godhead was revealed. There is a fulness of atoning… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.26.25

“All they that heard it wondered at those things.”~ Luke 2:18 ~ We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God’s glory, though it may not express itself in song,… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.26.25

God Routs Fear “Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel”.~ Numbers 23:23 ~ How this should cut up root and branch all silly, superstitious fears! Even if there were any truth in witchcraft and omens, they could not affect the people of the Lord. Those whom God blessed, devils cannot curse. Ungodly men,… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.26.25

“Your heavenly Father.”~ Matthew 6:26 ~ God’s people are doubly His children, they are His offspring by creation, and they are His sons by adoption in Christ. Hence they are privileged to call Him, “Our Father which art in heaven.” Father! Oh, what precious word is that. Here isauthority: “If I be a Father, where is mine honour?” If ye… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.25.25

“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”~ Romans 3:31 ~ When the believer is adopted into the Lord’s family, his relationship to old Adam and the law ceases at once; but then he is under a new rule, and a new covenant. Believer, you are God’s child; it is your first… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.25.25

He Acts on Honest Confession “He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; he will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” ~ Job 33:27-28 ~ This is a word of truth, gathered from the experience of a… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.25.24

“I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us.”~ Isaiah 63:7 ~ And canst thou not do this? Are there no mercies which thou hast experienced? What though thou art gloomy now, canst thou forget that blessed hour when Jesus met thee, and said, “Come… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~01.24.25

“Martha was cumbered about much serving.”~Luke 10:40 ~ Her fault was not that she served: the condition of a servant well becomes every Christian. “I serve,” should be the motto of all the princes of the royal family of heaven. Nor was it her fault that she had “much serving.” We cannot do too much. Let us do all that… (more…)

Faith’s Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.24.25

Care of Our Feet “He will keep the feet of his saints.” ~ 1 Samuel 2:9 ~ The way is slippery and our feet are feeble, but the Lord will keep our feet. If we give ourselves up by obedient faith to be His holy ones, He will Himself be our guardian. Not only will He charge His angels to… (more…)

Morning’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.24.25

“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.”~ Psalm 91:3 ~ God delivers His people from the snare of the fowler in two senses. From, and out of. First, He delivers them from the snare does not let them enter it; and secondly, if they should be caught therein, He delivers them out of it. The first… (more…)

Evening’s With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.23.25

“We will remember Thy love more than wine.”~ Song of Solomon 1:4 ~ Jesus will not let His people forget His love. If all the love they have enjoyed should be forgotten, He will visit them with fresh love. “Do you forget my cross?” says He, “I will cause you to remember it; for at My table I will manifest… (more…)