C.H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 55:6 “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest…” We are all too apt to utter this vain desire, for vain it is; no wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart. Inward grief … More Ever want to fly away? Escape?
Psalm 52: 8-9 I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. C. H. Spurgeon comments, “Eternal mercy is my present confidence. David knew God’s mercy to … More Eternal mercy!
C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David, comments on Psalm 50: Spiritual worship is the great, the essential matter; all else without it is rather provoking than pleasing to God. As helps to the soul, outward offerings were precious, but when men went not beyond them, even their hallowed things were profaned in the … More Is Our Worship Pleasing…or Provoking?
In “The Treasury of David,” Charles Spurgeon says: Verse 3. My mouth shall speak of wisdom. Inspired and therefore lifted beyond himself, the prophet is not praising his own attainments, but extolling the divine Spirit which spoke in him. He knew that the Spirit of truth and wisdom spoke through him. He who is not sure that … More God speaks through….me!
C. H. Spurgeon on Psalm 48:1- Great is the Lord. How great Jehovah is essentially none can conceive; but we can all see that he is great in the deliverance of his people, great in their esteem who are delivered, and great in the hearts of those enemies whom he scatters by their own fears.
C. H. Spurgeon in “The Treasury of David:” Our God is no local deity, no petty ruler of a tribe; in infinite majesty he rules the mightiest realm as absolute arbiter of destiny, sole monarch of all lands, King of kings, and Lord of lords. Not a hamlet or an islet is excluded from his … More No Petty Ruler of a Tribe
C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David, comments on Psalm 45:6- Verse 6. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. To whom can this be spoken but our Lord? The psalmist cannot restrain his adoration. His enlightened eye sees in the royal Husband of the church, God, God to be adored, God reigning, God … More We Need Both Sovereign Grace and Eternal Love…
“For there stood by me this night the angel of God.” C.H. Spurgeon, from Morning and Evening: TEMPEST and long darkness, coupled with imminent risk of shipwreck, had brought the crew of the vessel into a sad case; one man alone among them remained perfectly calm, and by his word the rest were reassured. Paul … More Be of Good Cheer!
The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” Spurgeon comments on Psalm 41:3-4 in the Treasury of David: Grace is the best of restoratives; divine love is the noblest stimulant for a languishing … More The BEST Medicine–Grace
C.H Spurgeon wrote a daily devotional based on two Scripture readings each day, called “Morning and Evening.” Here are his comments on Psalm 39:1- “I will take heed to my ways.” FELLOW-PILGRIM, say not in your heart, “I will go hither and thither, and I shall not sin;” for you are never so out … More A Temptation in Every Mercy; A Snare in Every Joy
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