Inspirational Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

“It may be difficult to believe in my salvation, but not to believe in my Savior!”–1891, Sermon 2199”

“The pulpit is never to be the ladder by which ambition is to climb”

“I have heard all the news I need when I have heard of eternal salvation by Jesus Christ!”–1893, Sermon 2293”

“Private prayer is the drill ground for our more public exercises, neither can we long neglect it without being out of order when before the people.”

“If Christ has healed you, obey Him! Obey Him at once, obey Him exactly, obey Him in everything, be it little, or be it great! If some say it is nonessential, remember that what is not essential to salvation may be essential to obedience!”

“Laborious action is frequently a relic of the preacher's trade in former days.”

“Prick the heart—yes, with but a needle’s point—and life will go! And prick the heart of faith—yes, even with the smallest doubt—and the life of joy is gone! The joy of faith and the strength of faith, yes, and the life of faith are gone when you distrust the Word of the Lord!”–1887, Sermon 1979 “It”

“I delight in M'Cheyne's remark, "It is not so much great talents that God blesses, as great likeness to Christ.”

“It is disobedience and not obedience that prompts us to select from the commands of Christ which ones we care to obey.”–1893, Sermon 2317 “No”

“Long prayers either consist of repetitions or of unnecessary explanations which God does not require.”

“The work that you felt you could not do will have more acceptance with God than that which you performed in your ordinary strength.”–1894, Sermon 2343 3c.”

“Convert a soul without the Spirit of' God! Why, you cannot even make a fly, much less create a new heart and a right spirit.”

“God has decreed troubles for the church’s good. The troubles of God’s church is like the angel’s troubling the water, which made way for healing his people. John 5: 4. He has decreed troubles in the church. ‘His fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.’ Isa 31: 9. The wheels in a watch move cross one to another, but they all carry on the motion of the watch; so the wheels of Providence often move cross to our desires, but still they carry on God’s unchangeable decree.”

“The Head that once was crowned with thorns, Is crowned with glory now;”

“And it seems to me I can, it seems to me I can open the little wicket gate, and cry, “There is hope!” The one who said there is no hope is a liar and a murderer from the beginning, and the father of lies. There is hope because Jesus died. There is hope everywhere except in the infernal lake of fire.”

“Jesus! my Lord!’ their harps employs; ‘Jesus! my Love!’ they sing; ‘Jesus! the life of all my joys!’ Sounds sweet from every string.”

“God always humbles the sinner whom He means to save.”

“He gives like a king — no, He gives as only God can give. Behold, your God has not only given you a few minted coins of gold, but He has endowed you with the mines themselves. He has not, as it were, handed you a cup of cold water, but He has brought you to the flowing fountain and given the well itself to you. God Himself is ours: “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul” (Lamentations 3:24). If you must have a little list of what He has given you, ponder the following: He has given you a name and a place among His people. He has given the rights and nature of His sons. He has given you the complete forgiveness of all your sins, and you have it now. He has given you a robe of righteousness that you are wearing now. He has given you a superlative loveliness in Christ Jesus. He has given you access to Him and acceptance at the mercy seat. He has given you this world and worlds to come. He has given you all that He has. He has given you His own Son, and how shall He now refuse you anything? Oh, He has given as only God could.”

“Ah! Paul, you could not go when you wished. Caesar must convoy you. Your Master would have you go to Rome under the protection of the eagles of your empire. God has servants everywhere: he can make Satan himself provide the body-guard for his faithful apostle’s journey.”

“Young gentlemen whose whiskers have not yet developed are authoritatively deciding that nothing can be decided, and dogmatically denouncing all dogmas. We meet them every day, and we notice that in proportion to their ignorance is their confidence in sneering at every holy thing.”