Charles Spurgeon
In spiritual things, it is God who performs all things for you. Rest in Him, then.
Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.
Of two evils, choose neither.
Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.
Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.
Do you not realize that the love the Father bestowed on the perfect Christ He now bestows on you?
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.
You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
Do I live as carelessly and worldly as unbelievers while professing to be a follower of Jesus? If so, I am exposing Christianity to ridicule and leading people to speak evil of the holy name by which I am called.
If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory.
A daily portion is really all we need. We do not need tomorrow's supply, for that day has not yet dawned, and its needs are still unborn.
The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus.
Think of what you are, you Christians. You are God's children; you are joint heirs with Christ. The 'many mansions' are for you; the palms and harps of the glorified are for you. You have a share in all that Christ has and is and shall be.
Giving is true having.
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.
Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.
Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we have need to lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon!
No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.
How sweet it is to learn the Savior's love when nobody else loves us! When friends flee, what a blessed thing it is to see that the Savior does not forsake us but still keeps us and holds us fast and clings to us and will not let us go!
No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.
What if others suffer shipwreck, yet none that sail with Jesus have ever been stranded yet.
We cannot have communion with Christ till we are in union with Him; and we cannot have communion with the Church till we are in vital union with it.
A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.
There are many men who are forgotten, who are despised, and who are trampled on by their fellows, but there never was a man who was so despised as the everlasting God has been!
Sometimes, if you begin to sing in a halfhearted mood, you can sing yourself up the ladder. Singing will often make the heart rise.
If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.
We have communion with Christ in His thoughts, views, and purposes; for His thoughts are our thoughts according to our capacity and sanctity. Believers take the same view of matters as Jesus does; that which pleases Him pleases them, and that which grieves His grieves them also.
A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.
The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.Collection: Christian
A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goatsCollection: Sheep
You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: he who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting his own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature he ever made, or the only saint he ever loved. Approach him and be at peace.Collection: Stars
The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”Collection: Christian
My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.Collection: Done
Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.Collection: Men
God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart. When you are so weak that you cannot do much more than cry, you coin diamonds with both your eyes. The sweetest prayers God ever hears are the groans and sighs of those who have no hope in anything but his love.Collection: Wise
It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.Collection: Heart
The Word of God is the anvil upon which the opinions of men are smashed.Collection: Men
It's a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.Collection: Good Things
God is our portion, Christ our companion, the Spirit our Comforter, Earth our lodge, and Heaven is our home.Collection: Home
My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, HE is my righteousness. My faith rests not upon what I am or shall be or feel or know, but in what Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me. Hallelujah!Collection: Trust
Some go to church to take a walk; some go there to laugh and talk. Some go there to meet a friend; some go there their time to spend. Some go there to meet a lover; some go there a fault to cover. Some go there for speculation; some go there for observation. Some go there to doze and nod; the wise go there to worship God.Collection: Wise
Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you.Collection: Gods Will
Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired.Collection: God
Jesus wept, but He never complained.Collection: Jesus