“ The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our hearts on the black horse of affliction. Jesus uses the whole range of our experiences to wean us from earth and woo us to Heaven. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ They bewailed innocence maltreated, goodness persecuted, love bleeding, meekness about to die; but my heart has a deeper and more bitter cause to mourn. My sins were the scourges which lacerated those… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ Jesus does not cherish an offense, loving us as well after the offense as before it. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ You shall find it greatly mitigates the sorrow of bereavements, if before bereavement you shall have learned to surrender every day all the things which are dearest to you into the keeping of your gra… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ If the Lord Jehovah makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him. He is worth waiting for. The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exer… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ If boys would think, it would be well to give them less classwork and more opportunity for thought. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ I hear another man cry, “Oh, sir my want of strength lies mainly in this, that I cannot repent sufficiently!” A curious idea men have of what repentance is! Many fancy that so many tears are to be she… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ As artists give themselves to their models, and poets to their classical pursuits, so must we addict ourselves to prayer. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ We should all know more, live nearer to God, and grow in grace, if we were more alone. Meditation chews the cud and extracts the real nutriment from the mental food gathered elsewhere. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ Our silence might be better than our voices if our solitude was spent with God. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ The commencement of all labor consisted in the preparation of his own soul. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ The suppliant, whose fears prevent his words, will be well understood by the Most High. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ If we cannot prevail with men for God, we will at least endeavor to prevail with God for men. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ Meditation puts the telescope to the eye, and enables us to see Jesus after a better sort than we could have seen Him if we had lived in the days of His flesh. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ John Bunyan says that he never forgot the divinity he taught, because it was burnt into him when he was on his knees. That is the way to learn the gospel. If you learn it upon your knees you will neve… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ See, loving heart, how He delights in you. When you lean your head on His bosom, you not only receive, but you give Him joy; when you gaze with love upon His all-glorious face, you not only obtain com… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ Worldlings pray to the Lord in times of need, when it serves their turn. They cry to Him in trouble, but forsake Him in prosperity. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ The Christian knows no change with regard to God. He may be rich to-day and poor to-morrow; he may be sickly to-day and well to-morrow; he may be in happiness to-day, to-morrow he may be distressed-bu… Charles Haddon Spurgeon
