“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.”—Joel 2:32 C. H. Spurgeon: WHY do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and that, when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit … More Spurgeon: He who makes the promise will find out ways and means of keeping it.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 4 Charles H. Spurgeon: No parents can say from their hearts, “We have no greater joy than to hear that our children walk in truth,” unless they are themselves walking in truth. No wolf prays for its … More No greater joy
And the name of the city from that time on shall be, “The Lord Is There.” Ezekiel 48:35 C. H. Spurgeon, in a sermon preached in 1891:”Jehovah-Shammah: A Glorious Name for the New Year” You remember how, in after ages, when Solomon was crowned and his reign of peace had been inaugurated, he built for God a … More Spurgeon: “The Lord Is There.”
“For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant, yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant. Then you will remember your ways and be … More Spurgeon on pardon and praise
And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? Behold, it is … More A Humbling Parable
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. —2 Peter 1:21 ESV C.H.Spurgeon comments on 2 Peter 1:21 This is the foundation of our faith,-that this Book is divinely inspired. Suffer nobody to make you doubt concerning this … More You have nothing else to fall back upon but this Book
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised. Song of Solomon 8:7 You can’t buy love. We see this truth repeatedly in our culture. A person can be wealthy beyond comprehension and yet be lonely and unloved. … More You can’t buy love.
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. Proverbs 25:2 C. H. Spurgeon, in a sermon, “God’s Glory on Hiding Sin” Imitate the Lord in forgetting the sins of those who repent. If ever they offend you, let that atonement which satisfied God for … More The spirit of forgiveness
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. C. H. Spurgeon on Proverbs 24:33-34( From “Morning and Evening”) The worst of sluggards only ask for a little slumber; they would be indignant if they … More Spurgeon: Life is wasted by driblets
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to … More Spurgeon: Would you “bleed Bible?”
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