Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

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May 20, 2025 May 20th Evening
“I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love.” — Hosea 11:4
Our heavenly Father often draws us with the cords of love; but ah! how backward we are to run towards Him! How slowly do we respond to His gentle impulses! He draws us to exercise a more simple faith in Him; but we have not yet attained to Abraham’s confidence; we do not leave our worldly cares with God, but, like Martha, we cumber ourselves with much serving. Our meagre faith brings leanness into our souls; we do not open our mouths wide, though God has promised to fill them. Does He not this evening draw us to trust Him? Can we not hear Him say, “Come, My child, and trust Me. The veil is rent; enter into My presence, and approach boldly to the throne of My grace. I am worthy of…
thy fullest confidence,
cast thy cares on Me. Shake thyself from the dust of thy cares, and put on
thy beautiful garments of joy.” But, alas! though called with tones of love
to the blessed exercise of this comforting grace, we will not come. At
another time He draws us to closer communion with Himself. We have
been sitting on the doorstep of God’s house, and He bids us advance into
the banqueting hall and sup with Him, but we decline the honour. There
are secret rooms not yet opened to us; Jesus invites us to enter them, but
we hold back. Shame on our cold hearts! We are but poor lovers of our
sweet Lord Jesus, not fit to be His servants, much less to be His brides,
and yet He hath exalted us to be bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh,
married to Him by a glorious marriage-covenant. Herein is love! But it is
love which takes no denial. If we obey not the gentle drawings of His love,
He will send affliction to drive us into closer intimacy with Himself. Have
us nearer He will. What foolish children we are to refuse those bands of
love, and so bring upon our backs that scourge of small cords, which Jesus
knows how to use!
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May 20, 2025 May 20th Morning
“Marvellous lovingkindness.” — Psalm 17:7
When we give our hearts with our alms, we give well, but we must often plead to a failure in this respect. Not so our Master and our Lord. His favours are always performed with the love of His heart. He does not send to us the cold meat and the broken pieces from the table of His luxury, but He dips our morsel in His own dish, and seasons our provisions with the spices of His fragrant affections. When He puts the golden tokens of His grace into our palms, He accompanies the gift with such a warm pressure of our hand, that the manner of His giving is as precious as the boon itself. He will come into our houses upon His errands of kindness, and He will…
not act as some austere visitors do in the poor man’s cottage, but He sits
by our side, not despising our poverty, nor blaming our weakness.
Beloved, with what smiles does He speak! What golden sentences drop
from His gracious lips! What embraces of affection does He bestow upon
us! If He had but given us farthings, the way of His giving would have
gilded them; but as it is, the costly alms are set in a golden basket by His
pleasant carriage. It is impossible to doubt the sincerity of His charity, for
there is a bleeding heart stamped upon the face of all His benefactions. He
giveth liberally and upbraideth not. Not one hint that we are burdensome
to Him; not one cold look for His poor pensioners; but He rejoices in His
mercy, and presses us to His bosom while He is pouring out His life for
us. There is a fragrance in His spikenard which nothing but His heart could
produce; there is a sweetness in His honey-comb which could not be in it
unless the very essence of His soul’s affection had been mingled with it.
Oh! the rare communion which such singular heartiness effecteth! May we
continually taste and know the blessedness of it!
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May 19, 2025 May 19th Evening
“And he requested for himself that he might die.” — 1 Kings 19:4
It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and be translated, that he should not see death — should thus pray, “Let me die, I am no better than my fathers.” We have here a memorable proof that God does not always answer prayer in kind, though He always does in effect. He gave Elias something better than that which he asked for, and thus really heard and answered him. Strange was it that the lion-hearted Elijah should be so depressed by Jezebel’s threat as to ask to die, and blessedly kind was it on the part of our heavenly Father that He did not…
take His desponding servant at his word. There is a limit to the doctrine of the prayer of faith. We are not to expect that God will give us everything we choose to ask for. We know that we sometimes ask, and do not receive, because we ask amiss. If we ask for that which is not promised — if we run counter to the spirit which the Lord would have us cultivate — if we ask contrary to His will, or to the decrees of His providence — if we ask merely for the gratification of our own ease, and without an eye to His glory, we must not expect that we shall receive. Yet, when we ask in faith, nothing doubting, if we receive not the precise thing asked for, we shall receive an equivalent, and more than an equivalent, for it. As one remarks, “If the Lord does not pay in silver, He will in gold; and if He does not pay in gold, He will in diamonds.” If He does not give you precisely what you ask for, He will give you that which is tantamount to it, and that which you will greatly rejoice to receive in lieu thereof. Be then, dear reader, much in prayer, and make this evening a season of earnest intercession, but take heed what you ask.
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May 19, 2025 May 19th Morning
“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.” — Ecclesiastes 10:7
Upstarts frequently usurp the highest places, while the truly great pine in obscurity. This is a riddle in providence whose solution will one day gladden the hearts of the upright; but it is so common a fact, that none of us should murmur if it should fall to our own lot. When our Lord was upon earth, although He is the Prince of the kings of the earth, yet He walked the footpath of weariness and service as the Servant of servants: what wonder is it if His followers, who are princes of the blood, should also be looked down upon as inferior and contemptible persons? The world is upside down, and therefore…
the first are last and the last first. See
how the servile sons of Satan Lord it in the earth! What a high horse they
ride! How they lift up their horn on high! Haman is in the court, while
Mordecai sits in the gate; David wanders on the mountains, while Saul
reigns in state; Elijah is complaining in the cave while Jezebel is boasting in
the palace; yet who would wish to take the places of the proud rebels? and
who, on the other hand, might not envy the despised saints? When the
wheel turns, those who are lowest rise, and the highest sink. Patience,
then, believer, eternity will right the wrongs of time.
Let us not fall into the error of letting our passions and carnal appetites
ride in triumph, while our nobler powers walk in the dust. Grace must
reign as a prince, and make the members of the body instruments of
righteousness. The Holy Spirit loves order, and He therefore sets our
powers and faculties in due rank and place, giving the highest room to
those spiritual faculties which link us with the great King; let us not
disturb the divine arrangement, but ask for grace that we may keep under
our body and bring it into subjection. We were not new created to allow
our passions to rule over us, but that we, as kings, may reign in Christ
Jesus over the triple kingdom of spirit, soul, and body, to the glory of God
the Father.
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May 18, 2025 May 18th Evening
“Afterward.” — Hebrews 12:11
How happy are tried Christians, afterwards. No calm more deep than that which succeeds a storm. Who has not rejoiced in clear shinings after rain? Victorious banquets are for well-exercised soldiers. After killing the lion we eat the honey; after climbing the Hill Difficulty, we sit down in the arbour to rest; after traversing the Valley of Humiliation, after fighting with Apollyon, the shining one appears, with the healing branch from the tree of life. Our sorrows, like the passing keels of the vessels upon the sea, leave a silver line of holy light behind them “afterwards.” It is peace, sweet, deep peace, which follows the horrible turmoil which once reigned in our tormented, guilty souls. See, then, the…
happy estate of a Christian! He has his best things last, and he therefore in this world receives his worst things first. But even his worst things are “afterward” good things, harsh ploughings yielding joyful harvests. Even now he grows rich by his losses, he rises by his falls, he lives by dying, and becomes full by being emptied; if, then, his grievous afflictions yield him so much peaceable fruit in this life, what shall be the full vintage of joy “afterwards” in heaven? If his dark nights are as bright as the world’s days, what shall his days be? If even his starlight is more splendid than the sun, what must his sunlight be? If he can sing in a dungeon, how sweetly will he sing in heaven! If he can praise the Lord in the fires, how will he extol Him before the eternal throne! If evil be good to him now, what will the overflowing goodness of God be to him then? Oh, blessed “afterward!” Who would not be a Christian? Who would not bear the present cross for the crown which cometh afterwards? But herein is work for patience, for the rest is not for to-day, nor the triumph for the present, but “afterward.” Wait, O soul, and let patience have her perfect work.
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May 18, 2025 May 18th Morning
“In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him.” — Colossians 2:9, 10
All the attributes of Christ, as God and man, are at our disposal. All the fulness of the Godhead, whatever that marvellous term may comprehend, is ours to make us complete. He cannot endow us with the attributes of Deity; but He has done all that can be done, for He has made even His divine power and Godhead subservient to our salvation. His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, immutability and infallibility, are all combined for our defence. Arise, believer, and behold the Lord Jesus yoking the whole of His divine Godhead to the chariot of salvation! How vast His grace, how firm His faithfulness, how unswerving His immutability, how infinite His power, how limitless His knowledge! All these are…
by the Lord
Jesus made the pillars of the temple of salvation; and all, without
diminution of their infinity, are covenanted to us as our perpetual
inheritance. The fathomless love of the Saviour’s heart is every drop of it
ours; every sinew in the arm of might, every jewel in the crown of majesty,
the immensity of divine knowledge, and the sternness of divine justice, all
are ours, and shall be employed for us. The whole of Christ, in His
adorable character as the Son of God, is by Himself made over to us most
richly to enjoy. His wisdom is our direction, His knowledge our
instruction, His power our protection, His justice our surety, His love our
comfort, His mercy our solace, and His immutability our trust. He makes
no reserve, but opens the recesses of the Mount of God and bids us dig in
its mines for the hidden treasures. “All, all, all are yours,” saith He, “be ye
satisfied with favour and full of the goodness of the Lord.” Oh! how sweet
thus to behold Jesus, and to call upon Him with the certain confidence that
in seeking the interposition of His love or power, we are but asking for
that which He has already faithfully promised.
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May 17, 2025 May 17th Evening
“Thou art My servant; I have chosen thee.” — Isaiah 41:9
If we have received the grace of God in our hearts, its practical effect has been to make us God’s servants. We may be unfaithful servants, we certainly are unprofitable ones, but yet, blessed be His name, we are His servants, wearing His livery, feeding at His table, and obeying His commands. We were once the servants of sin, but He who made us free has now taken us into His family and taught us obedience to His will. We do not serve our Master perfectly, but we would if we could. As we hear God’s voice saying unto us, “Thou art My servant,” we can answer with David, “I am thy servant; Thou hast loosed my bonds.” But the Lord calls us not only His servants, but…
His chosen ones — ”I have chosen thee.” We
have not chosen Him first, but He hath chosen us. If we be God’s
servants, we were not always so; to sovereign grace the change must be
ascribed. The eye of sovereignty singled us out, and the voice of
unchanging grace declared, “I have loved thee with an everlasting love.”
Long ere time began or space was created God had written upon His heart
the names of His elect people, had predestinated them to be conformed
unto the image of His Son, and ordained them heirs of all the fulness of His
love, His grace, and His glory. What comfort is here! Has the Lord loved
us so long, and will He yet cast us away? He knew how stiffnecked we
should be, He understood that our hearts were evil, and yet He made the
choice. Ah! our Saviour is no fickle lover. He doth not feel enchanted for
awhile with some gleams of beauty from His church’s eye, and then
afterwards cast her off because of her unfaithfulness. Nay, He married her
in old eternity; and it is written of Jehovah, “He hateth putting away.”
The eternal choice is a bond upon our gratitude and upon His faithfulness
which neither can disown.
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May 17, 2025 May 17th Morning
“So to walk even as He walked.” — 1 John 2:6
Why should Christians imitate Christ? They should do it for their own sakes. If they desire to be in a healthy state of soul — if they would escape the sickness of sin, and enjoy the vigour of growing grace, let Jesus be their model. For their own happiness’ sake, if they would drink wine on the lees, well refined; if they would enjoy holy and happy communion with Jesus; if they would be lifted up above the cares and troubles of this world, let them walk even as He walked. There is nothing which can so assist you to walk towards heaven with good speed, as wearing the image of Jesus on your heart to rule all its motions. It is when, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you are enabled to…
walk with Jesus in His very footsteps,
that you are most happy, and most known to be the sons of God. Peter
afar off is both unsafe and uneasy. Next, for religion’s sake, strive to be
like Jesus. Ah! poor religion, thou hast been sorely shot at by cruel foes,
but thou hast not been wounded one-half so dangerously by thy foes as by
thy friends. Who made those wounds in the fair hand of Godliness? The
professor who used the dagger of hypocrisy. The man who with
pretences, enters the fold, being nought but a wolf in sheep’s clothing,
worries the flock more than the lion outside. There is no weapon half so
deadly as a Judas-kiss. Inconsistent professors injure the gospel more than
the sneering critic or the infidel. But, especially for Christ’s own sake,
imitate His example. Christian, lovest thou thy Saviour? Is His name
precious to thee? Is His cause dear to thee? Wouldst thou see the
kingdoms of the world become His? Is it thy desire that He should be
glorified? Art thou longing that souls should be won to Him? If so, imitate
Jesus; be an “epistle of Christ, known and read of all men.”
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May 16, 2025 May 16th Evening
“And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and your cattle, and your beasts.” — 2 Kings 3:16,17
The armies of the three kings were famishing for want of water: God was about to send it, and in these words the prophet announced the coming blessing. Here was a case of human helplessness: not a drop of water could all the valiant men procure from the skies or find in the wells of earth. Thus often the people of the Lord are at their wits’ end; they see the vanity of the creature, and learn experimentally where their help is to be found. Still the people were to make a believing preparation for the divine blessing; they were to dig the trenches in which the precious liquid would be held. The church must…
by her varied agencies, efforts, and prayers, make herself ready to be blessed; she must make the pools, and the Lord will fill them. This must be done in faith, in the full assurance that the blessing is about to descend. By-and-by there was a singular bestowal of the needed boon. Not as in Elijah’s case did the shower pour from the clouds, but in a silent and mysterious manner the pools were filled. The Lord has His own sovereign modes of action: He is not tied to manner and time as we are, but doeth as He pleases among the sons of men. It is ours thankfully to receive from Him, and not to dictate to Him. We must also notice the remarkable abundance of the supply — there was enough for the need of all. And so it is in the gospel blessing; all the wants of the congregation and of the entire church shall be met by the divine power in answer to prayer; and above all this, victory shall be speedily given to the armies of the Lord.
What am I doing for Jesus? What trenches am I digging? O Lord, make me
ready to receive the blessing which Thou art so willing to bestow.
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May 16, 2025 May 16th Morning
“Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” — 1 Timothy 6:17
Our Lord Jesus is ever giving, and does not for a solitary instant withdraw His hand. As long as there is a vessel of grace not yet full to the brim, the oil shall not be stayed. He is a sun ever-shining; He is manna always falling round the camp; He is a rock in the desert, ever sending out streams of life from His smitten side; the rain of His grace is always dropping; the river of His bounty is ever-flowing, and the well-spring of His love is constantly overflowing. As the King can never die, so His grace can never fail. Daily we pluck His fruit, and daily His branches bend down to our hand with a fresh store of mercy. There are seven feast-days in His weeks, and as many as are the days, so many are the banquets in His years. Who has ever…
returned from His door unblessed? Who has ever risen from His table
unsatisfied, or from His bosom un-emparadised? His mercies are new
every morning and fresh every evening. Who can know the number of His
benefits, or recount the list of His bounties? Every sand which drops from
the glass of time is but the tardy follower of a myriad of mercies. The
wings of our hours are covered with the silver of His kindness, and with
the yellow gold of His affection. The river of time bears from the
mountains of eternity the golden sands of His favour. The countless stars
are but as the standard bearers of a more innumerable host of blessings.
Who can count the dust of the benefits which He bestows on Jacob, or tell
the number of the fourth part of His mercies towards Israel? How shall my
soul extol Him who daily loadeth us with benefits, and who crowneth us
with loving-kindness? O that my praise could be as ceaseless as His
bounty! O miserable tongue, how canst thou be silent? Wake up, I pray
thee, lest I call thee no more my glory, but my shame. “Awake, psaltery
and harp: I myself will awake right early.”
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