It is an honor for Blue Letter Bible to offer our 1881 edition of Charles Spurgeon’s The Treasury of David, a seven-volume commentary on the entire Book of Psalms.
Spurgeon on Intercessory Prayer: “Do you pray for the brethren?”
Then, again, permit me to say, how are you to prove your love to Christ or to his church if you refuse to pray for men? “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren” (1 John 3:14 KJV).
Spurgeon: “What a God is He to hear the prayers of those who come to Him”
The following is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s class devotional Morning and Evening. “Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer.” (Psalm 66:20) In looking back upon the character of our prayers, if we do it honestly, we shall be filled with wonder that God has ever answered them.
Spurgeon: “I Shall See the King in His Beauty”
“Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious…” 1 Peter 2:7 Saints show how precious Christ is to them, in that He is their heaven. Have you never heard them, when dying, talk about their joy in the prospect of being with Christ? They have not so much rejoiced because they were escaping the woes of this […]
Spurgeon: “Hide not the offense of the cross”
“But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man” —Galatians 1:11 A gospel which is after men will be welcomed by men; but it needs a divine operation upon the heart and mind to make a man willing to receive into his inmost soul this distasteful gospel […]
The Humility of Prayer
The following is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s devotional Morning and Evening, available at the BLB alongside many other free devotional studies. “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” —Lamentations 3:41 PRAYER TEACHES US The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as […]
Beware of Picking and Choosing
“Your Words were found, and I did eat them; and Your Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of Hosts.” (Jeremiah 15:16 KJV) Beware of picking and choosing in God’s word. It is a very dangerous symptom when there is […]