Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

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July 23, 2024 July 23rd Morning
“Even thou wast as one of them.” — Obadiah 1:11
Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the men of Esau made common cause with Israel’s foes. Special stress in the sentence before us is laid upon the word thou; as when Caesar cried to Brutus, “and thou Brutus”; a bad action may be all the worse, because of the person who has committed it. When we sin, who are the chosen favorites of heaven, we sin with an emphasis; ours is a crying offence, because we are so peculiarly indulged. If an angel should lay his hand upon us when we are doing evil, he need not use any other rebuke than the question, “What thou? What dost thou here?” Much forgiven, much delivered, much instructed, much enriched, much blessed, shall we…
dare to put forth our hand unto evil? God forbid!
A few minutes of confession may be beneficial to thee, gentle reader, this
morning. Hast thou never been as the wicked? At an evening party certain
men laughed at uncleanness, and the joke was not altogether offensive to
thine ear, even thou wast as one of them. When hard things were spoken
concerning the ways of God, thou wast bashfully silent; and so, to
on-lookers, thou wast as one of them. When worldlings were bartering in
the market, and driving hard bargains, wast thou not as one of them? When
they were pursuing vanity with a hunter’s foot, wert thou not as greedy
for gain as they were? Could any difference be discerned between thee and
them? Is there any difference? Here we come to close quarters. Be honest
with thine own soul, and make sure that thou art a new creature in Christ
Jesus; but when this is sure, walk jealously, lest any should again be able
to say, “Even thou wast as one of them.” Thou wouldst not desire to share
their eternal doom, why then be like them here? Come not thou into their
secret, lest thou come into their ruin. Side with the afflicted people of God,
and not with the world.
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July 22, 2024 July 22nd Evening
“Behold the Man!” — John 19:5
If there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of His people, it is where He plunged deepest into the depths of woe. Come hither, gracious souls, and behold the Man in the garden of Gethsemane; behold His heart so brimming with love that He cannot hold it in — so full of sorrow that it must find a vent. Behold the bloody sweat as it distils from every pore of His body, and falls upon the ground. Behold the Man as they drive the nails into His hands and feet. Look up, repenting sinners, and see the sorrowful image of your suffering Lord. Mark Him, as the ruby drops stand on the thorn-crown, and adorn with priceless gems the diadem of the King of Misery. Behold the…
Man when all
His bones are out of joint, and He is poured out like water and brought
into the dust of death; God hath forsaken Him, and hell compasseth Him
about. Behold and see, was there ever sorrow like unto His sorrow that is
done unto Him? All ye that pass by draw near and look upon this
spectacle of grief, unique, unparalleled, a wonder to men and angels, a
prodigy unmatched. Behold the Emperor of Woe who had no equal or rival
in His agonies! Gaze upon Him, ye mourners, for if there be not
consolation in a crucified Christ there is no joy in earth or heaven. If in the
ransom price of His blood there be not hope, ye harps of heaven, there is
no joy in you, and the right hand of God shall know no pleasures for
evermore. We have only to sit more continually at the cross foot to be less
troubled with our doubts and woes. We have but to see His sorrows, and
our sorrows we shall be ashamed to mention; we have but to gaze into His
wounds and heal our own. If we would live aright it must be by the
contemplation of His death; if we would rise to dignity, it must be by
considering His humiliation and His sorrow.
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July 22, 2024 July 22nd Morning
“I am married unto you.” — Jeremiah 3:14
Christ Jesus is joined unto His people in marriage-union. In love He espoused His Church as a chaste virgin, long before she fell under the yoke of bondage. Full of burning affection He toiled, like Jacob for Rachel, until the whole of her purchase-money had been paid, and now, having sought her by His Spirit, and brought her to know and love Him, He awaits the glorious hour when their mutual bliss shall be consummated at the marriage-supper of the Lamb. Not yet hath the glorious Bridegroom presented His betrothed, perfected and complete, before the Majesty of heaven; not yet hath she actually entered upon the enjoyment of her dignities as His wife and queen: she is as yet a…
wanderer in a world of woe,
a dweller in the tents of Kedar; but she is even now the bride, the spouse
of Jesus, dear to His heart, precious in His sight, written on His hands, and
united with His person. On earth He exercises towards her all the
affectionate offices of Husband. He makes rich provision for her wants,
pays all her debts, allows her to assume His name, and to share in all His
wealth. Nor will He ever act otherwise to her. The word divorce He will
never mention, for “He hateth putting away.” Death must sever the
conjugal tie between the most loving mortals, but it cannot divide the links
of this immortal marriage. In heaven they marry not, but are as the angels
of God; yet there is this one marvellous exception to the rule, for in
Heaven Christ and His Church shall celebrate their joyous nuptials. This
affinity as it is more lasting, so is it more near than earthly wedlock. Let
the love of husband be never so pure and fervent, it is but a faint picture of
the flame which burns in the heart of Jesus. Passing all human union is that
mystical cleaving unto the Church, for which Christ left His Father, and
became one flesh with her.
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July 21, 2024 July 21st Evening
“Why go I mourning?” — Psalm 42:9
Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb out till there should be nothing left but long leagues of the mud of horrible poverty? Who told thee that the winter of thy discontent would proceed from frost to frost, from snow, and ice, and hail, to deeper snow, and yet more heavy tempest of despair? Knowest thou not that day follows night, that flood comes after ebb, that spring and summer succeed winter? Hope thou then! Hope thou ever! For God fails thee not. Dost thou not know that…
thy God loves thee
in the midst of all this? Mountains, when in darkness hidden, are as real as
in day, and God’s love is as true to thee now as it was in thy brightest
moments. No father chastens always: thy Lord hates the rod as much as
thou dost; He only cares to use it for that reason which should make thee
willing to receive it, namely, that it works thy lasting good. Thou shalt yet
climb Jacob’s ladder with the angels, and behold Him who sits at the top
of it — thy covenant God. Thou shalt yet, amidst the splendours of
eternity, forget the trials of time, or only remember them to bless the God
who led thee through them, and wrought thy lasting good by them. Come,
sing in the midst of tribulation. Rejoice even while passing through the
furnace. Make the wilderness to blossom like the rose! Cause the desert to
ring with thine exulting joys, for these light afflictions will soon be over,
and then “for ever with the Lord,” thy bliss shall never wane.
“Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe and thou shalt see,
That Christ is all in all to thee.”
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July 20, 2024 July 20th Evening
“And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?” — Jeremiah 2:18
By sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by strange deliverances Jehovah had proved Himself to be worthy of Israel’s trust. Yet they broke down the hedges with which God had enclosed them as a sacred garden; they forsook their own true and living God, and followed after false gods. Constantly did the Lord reprove them for this infatuation, and our text contains one instance of God’s expostulating with them, “What hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of the muddy river?” — for so it may be translated. “Why dost thou wander afar and leave thine own cool stream from Lebanon? Why dost thou forsake Jerusalem to turn aside to Noph and to Tahapanes? Why art thou so…
strangely set on mischief,
that thou canst not be content with the good and healthful, but wouldst
follow after that which is evil and deceitful?” Is there not here a word of
expostulation and warning to the Christian? O true believer, called by grace
and washed in the precious blood of Jesus, thou hast tasted of better drink
than the muddy river of this world’s pleasure can give thee; thou hast had
fellowship with Christ; thou hast obtained the joy of seeing Jesus, and
leaning thine head upon His bosom. Do the trifles, the songs, the honours,
the merriment of this earth content thee after that? Hast thou eaten the
bread of angels, and canst thou live on husks? Good Rutherford once said,
“I have tasted of Christ’s own manna, and it hath put my mouth out of
taste for the brown bread of this world’s joys.” Methinks it should be so
with thee. If thou art wandering after the waters of Egypt, O return
quickly to the one living fountain: the waters of Sihor may be sweet to the
Egyptians, but they will prove only bitterness to thee. What hast thou to
do with them? Jesus asks thee this question this evening — what wilt thou
answer Him?
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July 20, 2024 July 20th Morning
“The earnest of our inheritance.” — Ephesians 1:14
Oh! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by that man who has learned to feed on Jesus, and on Jesus alone. Yet the realization which we have of Christ’s preciousness is, in this life, imperfect at the best. As an old writer says, “‘Tis but a taste!” We have tasted “that the Lord is gracious,” but we do not yet know how good and gracious He is, although what we know of His sweetness makes us long for more. We have enjoyed the firstfruits of the Spirit, and they have set us hungering and thirsting for the fulness of the heavenly vintage. We groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption. Here we are like Israel in the wilderness, who had but one…
cluster from Eshcol, there we
shall be in the vineyard. Here we see the manna falling small, like coriander
seed, but there shall we eat the bread of heaven and the old corn of the
kingdom. We are but beginners now in spiritual education; for although we
have learned the first letters of the alphabet, we cannot read words yet,
much less can we put sentences together; but as one says, “He that has
been in heaven but five minutes, knows more than the general assembly of
divines on earth.” We have many ungratified desires at present, but soon
every wish shall be satisfied; and all our powers shall find the sweetest
employment in that eternal world of joy. O Christian, antedate heaven for
a few years. Within a very little time thou shalt be rid of all thy trials and
thy troubles. Thine eyes now suffused with tears shall weep no longer.
Thou shalt gaze in ineffable rapture upon the splendour of Him who sits
upon the throne. Nay, more, upon His throne shalt thou sit. The triumph
of His glory shall be shared by thee; His crown, His joy, His paradise,
these shall be thine, and thou shalt be co-heir with Him who is the heir of
all things.
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July 19, 2024 July 19th Evening
“A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench.” — Matthew 12:20
What is weaker than the bruised reed or the smoking flax? A reed that groweth in the fen or marsh, let but the wild duck light upon it, and it snaps; let but the foot of man brush against it, and it is bruised and broken; every wind that flits across the river moves it to and fro. You can conceive of nothing more frail or brittle, or whose existence is more in jeopardy, than a bruised reed. Then look at the smoking flax — what is it? It has a spark within it, it is true, but it is almost smothered; an infant’s breath might blow it out; nothing has a more precarious existence than its flame. Weak things are here described, yet Jesus says of them, “The smoking flax I will not quench; the bruised reed I will not break.” Some of God’s children are…
made strong to do mighty works for Him; God has His
Samsons here and there who can pull up Gaza’s gates, and carry them to
the top of the hill; He has a few mighties who are lion-like men, but the
majority of His people are a timid, trembling race. They are like starlings,
frightened at every passer by; a little fearful flock. If temptation comes,
they are taken like birds in a snare; if trial threatens, they are ready to
faint; their frail skiff is tossed up and down by every wave, they are
drifted along like a sea bird on the crest of the billows — weak things,
without strength, without wisdom, without foresight. Yet, weak as they
are, and because they are so weak, they have this promise made specially
to them. Herein is grace and graciousness! Herein is love and
lovingkindness! How it opens to us the compassion of Jesus — so gentle,
tender, considerate! We need never shrink back from His touch. We need
never fear a harsh word from Him; though He might well chide us for our
weakness, He rebuketh not. Bruised reeds shall have no blows from Him,
and the smoking flax no damping frowns.
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July 18, 2024 July 18th Evening
“Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path.” — Joel 2:8
Locusts always keep their rank, and although their number is legion, they do not crowd upon each other, so as to throw their columns into confusion. This remarkable fact in natural history shows how thoroughly the a Lord has infused the spirit of order into His universe, since the smallest animate creatures are as much controlled by it as are the rolling spheres or the seraphic messengers. It would be wise for believers to be ruled by the same influence in all their spiritual life. In their Christian graces no one virtue should usurp the sphere of another, or eat out the vitals of the rest for its own support. Affection must not smother honesty, courage must not elbow weakness out of the field, modesty must not…
jostle energy, and patience must not slaughter resolution. So also with
our duties, one must not interfere with another; public usefulness must not
injure private piety; church work must not push family worship into a
corner. It is ill to offer God one duty stained with the blood of another.
Each thing is beautiful in its season, but not otherwise. It was to the
Pharisee that Jesus said, “This ought ye to have done, and not to have left
the other undone.” The same rule applies to our personal position, we
must take care to know our place, take it, and keep to it. We must minister
as the Spirit has given us ability, and not intrude upon our fellow servant’s
domain. Our Lord Jesus taught us not to covet the high places, but to be
willing to be the least among the brethren. Far from us be an envious,
ambitious spirit, let us feel the force of the Master’s command, and do as
He bids us, keeping rank with the rest of the host. To-night let us see
whether we are keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace, and
let our prayer be that, in all the churches of the Lord Jesus, peace and
order may prevail.
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July 18, 2024 July 18th Morning
“They shall go hindmost with their standards.” — Numbers 2:31
The camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the march. The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what mattered the position, since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes; they followed the same fiery cloudy pillar, they ate of the same manna, drank of the same spiritual rock, and journeyed to the same inheritance. Come, my heart, cheer up, though last and least; it is thy privilege to be in the army, and to fare as they fare who lead the van. Some one must be hindmost in honour and esteem, some one must do…
menial
work for Jesus, and why should not I? In a poor village, among an ignorant
peasantry; or in a back street, among degraded sinners, I will work on, and
“go hindmost with my standard.”
The Danites occupied a very useful place. Stragglers have to be picked up
upon the march, and lost property has to be gathered from the field. Fiery
spirits may dash forward over untrodden paths to learn fresh truth, and
win more souls to Jesus; but some of a more conservative spirit may be
well engaged in reminding the church of her ancient faith, and restoring her
fainting sons. Every position has its duties, and the slowly moving
children of God will find their peculiar state one in which they may be
eminently a blessing to the whole host.
The rear guard is a place of danger. There are foes behind us as well as
before us. Attacks may come from any quarter. We read that Amalek fell
upon Israel, and slew some of the hindmost of them. The experienced
Christian will find much work for his weapons in aiding those poor
doubting, desponding, wavering, souls, who are hindmost in faith,
knowledge, and joy. These must not be left unaided, and therefore be it the
business of well-taught saints to bear their standards among the hindmost.
My soul, do thou tenderly watch to help the hindmost this day.
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July 17, 2024 July 17th Evening
“Let not one of them escape.” — 1 Kings 18:40
When the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had consumed the sacrifice in the presence of all the people, he called upon the assembled Israelites to take the priests of Baal, and sternly cried, “Let not one of them escape.” He took them all down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. So must it be with our sins — they are all doomed, not one must be preserved. Our darling sin must die. Spare it not for its much crying. Strike, though it be as dear as an Isaac. Strike, for God struck at sin when it was laid upon His own Son. With stern unflinching purpose must you condemn to death that sin which was once the idol of your heart. Do you ask how you are to accomplish this? Jesus will be your power. You have grace to overcome sin given you in the covenant of grace; you have…
strength to win the victory in the crusade
against inward lusts, because Christ Jesus has promised to be with you
even unto the end. If you would triumph over darkness, set yourself in the
presence of the Sun of Righteousness. There is no place so well adapted
for the discovery of sin, and recovery from its power and guilt, as the
immediate presence of God. Job never knew how to get rid of sin half so
well as he did when his eye of faith rested upon God, and then he abhorred
himself, and repented in dust and ashes. The fine gold of the Christian is
oft becoming dim. We need the sacred fire to consume the dross. Let us fly
to our God, He is a consuming fire; He will not consume our spirit, but our
sins. Let the goodness of God excite us to a sacred jealousy, and to a holy
revenge against those iniquities which are hateful in His sight. Go forth to
battle with Amalek in His strength, and utterly destroy the accursed crew:
let not one of them escape.
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