Reckon then that to acquire soul-winning power, you will have to go through mental torment and soul distress. You must go into the fire if you are going to pull others out of it, and you will have to dive into the floods if you are going to draw others out of the water. You cannot work a fire escape without feeling the scorch of the conflagration, nor man a lifeboat without being covered with the waves.
Charles SpurgeonWe know that God's being is perfect, His essence infinite, His dominion absolute, His power unlimited, and His glory transcendent.
Charles SpurgeonWe wept when we were born though all around us smiled; so shall we smile when we die while all around us weep.
Charles SpurgeonSince, O sweet Lord Jesus, Thou art the present portion of Thy people, favour us this year with such a sense of Thy preciousness, that from its first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in Thee. Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with gladness in Jesus.
Charles Spurgeon