Worship

Prayer and Praise – Charles Spurgeon

Prayer, like the root of a tree, seeks for and finds nutriment; praise, like the fruit, renders a revenue to the owner of the vineyard.   Prayer is for ourselves; praise is for God. Let us never be so selfish as to abound in the one and fail in the other.

– Charles Spurgeon –
from Spurgeon on Praise

Scripture Reading is our Spiritual Mealtime – Charles Spurgeon

Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time. Sound the gong and call in every faculty to the Lord’s own table to feast upon the precious meat which is now to be partaken of; or, rather, ring the church bell as for worship, for the studying of the Holy Scripture ought to be as solemn a deed as when we sing the hymns upon the Sabbath day in the courts of Lord’s house.

– Charles Spurgeon –
From Council for Christian Workers

Rejoice in the Lord – Charles Spurgeon

Did you rejoice in the Lord this morning when you woke? It is very sweet to wake up and hear the birds singing within your heart, but you cannot maintain that joy, no not even for an hour, no matter what you do. ‘All my springs are in thee’ (Psalm 87:7), my God, and if I am to joy and rejoice, You must anoint me continually with ‘the oil of gladness’ (Psalm 45:7).

– Charles Spurgeon –
from the book God Loves You

Are You Praising God More and More? – Charles Spurgeon

But Christians, the last word is for you. Are you praising God more and more? If you are not, I am afraid of one thing: that you are probably praising Him less and less. It is a certain truth that if we do not go forward in the Christian life, we go backward. You cannot stand still. There is a drift one way or the other.

– Charles Spurgeon –
from Spurgeon on Praise

Too Busy? – AB Christiansen

Too busy; O forgive, Dear Lord, that I should ever be, too much engrossed in earthly tasks, to spend an hour with thee.

– AB Christiansen –