Quotes from Charles Spurgeon

The Christian's life should be one of thankfulness to God.

An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

If you truly believe in Jesus, it is for life. Saving faith is a life-long act.

I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death.

It is the very joy of this earthly life to think that it will come to an end.

I fear that many a man's good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams.

We have lived long enough to experience the hollowness of earth and the rottenness of all carnal promises.

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.

He incurs a fearful amount of guilt who in the least promotes the aim of the Evil One by trampling upon a tender conscience in a child.

We are not to be alarmed when Satan hinders us, for it is proof that we are on the Lord's side and are doing the Lord's work. In His strength, we will win the victory and triumph over our adversary.

Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church.

You will never know God's strength until He has supported you in deep waters.

Prayer is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honor of a Christian.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

Serve God with integrity, and if you achieve no success, at least no sin will lie upon your conscience.

Soul-serving requires a heart that beats hard against the ribs. It requires a soul full of the milk of human kindness. This is the sine qua non of success.

He who climbs above the cares of this world, and turns his face to his God, has found the sunny side of life.

May gratitude to God permeate my entire life.

The faith which saves is not one single act done on a certain day: it is an act continued and persevered in throughout the life of man.

A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons.

The resurrection is a fact better attested than any event recorded in any history, whether ancient or modern.

Prayer irrigates the fields of life with the waters which are stored up in the reservoirs of promise.

You need not bring life to the scripture. You should draw life from the scripture.