Daily Spurgeon
DEVOTION for March 17th *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of March 17 th by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
PRAYER 12. Part 8 of 10: ON HOLY GROUND.
ANECDOTE 129: Imitating God.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: March 17 FEAR TO FEAR
-Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord-Jeremiah 1:8
MORNING: "Remember the poor." —Galatians 2:10
EVENING: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called
the children of God. " —Matthew 5:9
A SINNER'S PRAYER
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TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL TEXT Charles Haddon Spurgeon
PRAYER 12. Part 8 of 10
ON HOLY GROUND.
We Are Standing on Holy Ground by Sandi Patty Sing along, won't you?
This do we seek first and above everything, the glory of God. We ask for grace that we may live with this end in view. May we lay ourselves out to it [Be all-in] . May this be our morning thought, the thought that we have in our minds when we lay awake at nights.
What shall I do to praise my Savior?
How can I make Him illustrious [illustrate Him] and win another heart to His throne? Now bless us; forgive us our trespasses wherein we have sinned against Thee. Seal our pardon upon our consciences, and make us feel that as we truly forgive them that trespass against us, so hast Thou forgiven us all our iniquities [sins].
We pray Thee lead us not into temptation. Do not try us, Lord, nor suffer the devil to try us. If we must be tried then deliver us from evil, and especially from the evil one, that he may get no dominion over us.
Oh! keep us, Lord. This life is full of trial. There are many that are perplexed about temporary things. Let not the enemy lead them to do or think aught [anything] that is amiss, because of the straitness [scarcity] of supply [provisions].
Others are blessed with prosperity. Lord, let it not be a curse to them. Let them know how to abound as well as to suffer loss. In all things may they be instructed to glorify God, not only with all they are, but with all they have, and even with all they have not, by a holy contentment to do without that which it doth not please Thee to bestow [give].
[In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ] Amen.
(Attachment: PRAYER 12.doc)
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ANECDOTE 129: Imitating God.
“Be ye imitators of God, as dear children:” not as slaves might imitate their master, unwillingly, dreading the crack of his whip; but loving, willing imitators, such as children are. You do not urge your children to imitate you; they do this [naturally] even in their games. See how the boy rides his wooden horse, and the girl imitates her nurse [baby-sitter]. You see the minister’s little boy trying to preach like his father; and you all remember the picture of the tiny girl with a Bible in front of her and an ancient pair of spectacles upon her nose, saying, “Now I’m grandmamma.”
They copy us by force of nature: they cannot help it. Such will be the holiness of the genuine Christian. He is born from above, and hence he lives above. His imitation of God springs out of his relationship to God. Holiness must be spontaneous, or it is spurious.
We cannot be driven to holiness like a bullock [ox] to his plowing; we must delight in the law of God after the inward man.
“Be ye imitators of God, as dear children”
because you do not wish for anything better than to be like your Father, and have no ambition in the world that approaches your aspiration to be holy even as God is holy, according to that word,
“Be ye perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” ________________________________________
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK MARCH 17 Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
FEAR TO FEAR by C.H. Spurgeon
-Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord -Jeremiah 1:8
-No temas delante de ellos, porque contigo soy para librarte, dice Jehova- Jeremias 1:8
Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin.
Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. -Dare to be a Daniel.- Our great Captain [The Lord Jesus] should be served by brave soldiers. What a reason for bravery is here!
God is with those who are with Him.
God will never be away when the hour of struggle comes. Do they threaten you? Who are you that you should be afraid of a man that shall die? Will you lose your situation [job]? Your God whom you serve will find bread and water for His servants. Can you not trust Him? Do they pour ridicule upon you? Will this break your bones or your heart? Bear it for Christ s sake, and even rejoice because of it.
God is with the true, the just, the holy, to deliver them; and He will deliver you. Remember how Daniel came out of the lions’ den, and the three holy children out of the [fiery] furnace. Yours is not so desperate a case as theirs; but if it were, the Lord would bear you through, and make you more than a conqueror.
Fear to fear. Be afraid to be afraid. Your worst enemy is within your own bosom [heart]. Get to your knees and cry for help, and then rise up saying,
-I will trust, and not be afraid.-
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that You are with us [Your redeemed] to deliver us. Thank you for the city of refuge [place of safety in The Lord Jesus] in the new countries where we shall come. Please help me to find and receive your sanctuary where my heart-aches can be comforted, in Jesus name, Amen.
Dear Comforter, be O so near!
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Pray also that all pastors and believers in every land faithfully and rightly divide and proclaim God’s everlasting, unchangeable, God breathed, self-authenticating, divinely and providentially preserved Word of God, declaring the good news that Jesus suffered and died on the cross and rose again so that eternal life was purchased for all that would trust in Him. Pray that all redeemed, born-again, blood-bought children of God faithfully minister His Word to everyone, everywhere. Amen.
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MORNING March 17
"Remember the poor." —Galatians 2:10
Que nos acordásemos de los pobres —Gálatas 2:10
WHY does God allow so many of His children to be poor? He could make them all rich if He pleased; He could lay bags of gold at their doors; He could send them a large annual income, or He could scatter round their houses abundance of provisions, as once [During the escape from Egypt] He made the quails lie in heaps round the camp of Israel and rained bread out of heaven to feed them. There is no necessity that they should be poor, except that He sees it to be best.
"The cattle upon a thousand hills are His." He could supply them; He could make the richest, the greatest, and the mightiest bring all their power and riches to the feet of His children, for
the hearts of all men are in His control.
But He does not choose to do so; He allows them to suffer want; He allows them to pine in penury [scarcity] and obscurity. Why is this?
There are many reasons: one is, to give us, who are favored with enough, an opportunity of showing our love to Jesus. We show our love to Christ when we sing of Him and when we pray to Him; but if there were no sons of need in the world, we should lose the sweet privilege of evidencing our love by ministering in alms-giving to His poorer brethren.
He has ordained that thus we should prove that our love stands not in word only,
but in deed and in truth.
If we truly love Christ, we shall care for those who are loved by Him. Those who are dear to Him will be dear to us. Let us then look upon it not as a duty but as a privilege to relieve the poor of the Lord's flock, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus,
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Surely this assurance is sweet enough, and this motive strong enough to lead us to help others with a willing hand and a loving heart—recollecting that all we do for His people is graciously accepted by Christ as
done to Himself.
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EVENING March 17
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. " —Matthew 5:9
Bienaventurados los pacificadores: porque ellos serán llamados hijos de Dios. —Mateo 5:9
THIS is the seventh of the beatitudes: and seven was the number of perfection among the Hebrews. It may be that the Savior placed the peacemaker the seventh upon the list because he most nearly approaches the perfect man in Christ Jesus. He who would have perfect blessedness, so far as it can be enjoyed on earth, must attain to this seventh benediction, and become a peacemaker.
There is a significance also in the position of the text. The verse which precedes it speaks of the blessedness of
"the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
It is good to understand that we are to be
"first pure, then peaceable."
Our peaceableness is never to be a compact [treaty] with sin, or toleration of evil. We must set our faces like flints against everything contrary to God and His holiness:
purity being a settled matter in our souls we can go on to peaceableness.
The verse that follows seems to have been put there not for any less purpose. However peaceable we may be in this world, yet we will be misrepresented and misunderstood, and no marvel, for even the Prince of Peace by His very peacefulness brought fire on the earth. He Himself, though He loved mankind, and did no ill, was
"despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief."
Lest the peaceable in heart should be surprised when they meet with enemies, it is added in the following verse,
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Thus, the peacemakers are not only pronounced to be blessed, but they are surrounded with blessings. Lord, give us grace to climb to this seventh beatitude [blessing]! Purify our minds that we may be
"first pure, then peaceable,"
and fortify our souls, that our peaceableness may not lead us into cowardice and despair,
when for Your sake we are persecuted.
A SINNER’S PRAYER: … FOR WHOSOEVER: [One and all]
Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved … pray like this, won’t you?
“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am hopeless. I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross for my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned to Hell. I have been self-centered from birth. Please forgive me.
I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m guilty and sorry for each and every sin I have done and look to You to forgive me of them all.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You, Lord Jesus, right now to save me. You died on the cross for me, because of my sin and You say, “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21.
Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me, I trust You, to be my Lord and Savior from now on.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I ask You to abide in me and give me the desire to always follow You.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross. Even the sins of the whole world.
Thank you, Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me even before I was born and that You still love me now. I love You too.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [Holy Ghost, Comforter, Spirit of Truth]
Thank You for saving me heavenly Father. With all my heart, thank you Father for saving me in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Won’t you? Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7
We shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Behold HIM, won’t you?
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Let us make daily use of our riches, and ever repair [return] to Him as to our own Lord in covenant, taking from Him the supply of all we need with as much boldness as men take money from their own purse [wallet].
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SPECIAL SPURGEON SERMON: “Why Men Cannot Believe in Christ”
[Christ Jesus]
URL: https://youtu.be/hHF1r74XaTQ?si=czhwYSJP9H53XqCy
Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon # 1245 that was preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K.
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Can You trust this website?
Is it of God?
Is it trustworthy?
Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses, says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] that confesseth not [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Hence, I confess [declare and affirm] "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."
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He has always existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church
[*All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
Let me invite you to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and to publicly confess [declare] Him as such before men [publicly]. He will therefore be able to acknowledge and confess you before His Father in Heaven. He is The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Following your public confession, You also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism by immersion.
Jesus came from Galilee t o Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Allow this]: for thus it becometh [is fitting and right for] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, what Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him:
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
And then, Jesus said to him:
“Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and the believer’s new birth.
It bears witness with John the Baptist who preached that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement. Therefore, the act of baptism is not required for salvation but it is an act of obedience to fulfil all righteousness.
Romans 6:3-5:
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
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“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately proclaiming] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Following the Lord Jesus Christ in His purpose for us is our aim. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We desire to and will, with His help, follow Him in soul winning by use or any instrumentality He may choose. We invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.
We trust that all believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up. We are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
includes daily devotions by Charles Spurgeon of:
A Prayer,
An Anecdote,
Faith’s Checkbook [God’s Promises]
Morning and Evening [Devotions]
Sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892 and Sermons by Peter Masters preached at The Metropolitan Tabernacle during Worship services that always include sacred congregational singing to be an encouragement to believers to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
INTERVIEW with Former Pastor of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren. “Receiving God’s eternal love for you!”
URL:https://www.tbnplus.com/c/sy/sMW1pnGB?episodeId=EJGY0J8Q&play=1
Behold, therefore: Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh. 1ohn 4:1-3
He was born of a virgin 2,021 years ago, is alive today,
and is coming soon for His bride; the Church (All believers).
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."