Suffering & Affliction

The Love Of Jonathan and the Love Of Jesus

2 Samuel 1:26

… the Lord of Life and Glory who thus dies amid derision and scorn—suffering, the Just for the unjust—to bring us to God! Oh, if you can …

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… EXPOSITION Verse 1. "Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel." Hear thou the bleatings of thy suffering flock. The name is full of tenderness, and hence is selected by …

The Elders Before The Throne

Revelation 4:4

… Be more earnest in these two good works—visit the fatherless, the widow, the suffering, the mourning, those in prison, and teach the ignorant and those that are …

Who Are The Elect?

1 Samuel 16:12

… of custom—to wrestle with the lion of worldliness, to exhibit patience under suffering—to forgive your worst enemy without difficulty, to serve God in deeds of faith …

God's Nearness To Us

Acts 17:27

… provoked Him! He is angry with the wicked every day! His great long-suffering holds back the strokes of His Justice, but they must come, one day, for …

The Golden Lamp and Its Goodly Lessons

Zechariah 4:1-3

… All the Churches of Jesus Christ are really one and, as even my little finger cannot be ailing without my head suffering in consequence, so even the smallest …

Early And Late

Matthew 20:1

… What a blessing for you of forty and unconverted, that He has not sworn so terrible an oath concerning you—that still His long-suffering lingers, still His …

The Honored Servant

Proverbs 27:18

… his sovereign's dominions intact and to keep his king's arms from suffering any dishonor. Thus let us keep our Master and all that belongs to Him …

Hope for the Worst Backsliders

Jeremiah 3:22

… If any here are suffering greatly under the burden of sin—as once I was myself—if any here are crushed to the earth as once I was …

Honey From A Lion

Romans 5:15

… We have lost our first honor and health and we have become the subjects of pain and weakness, suffering and death—this is the effect of the Fall …

A Gospel Worth Dying For

Acts 20:24

… obtained mercy, that in me, first, Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on Him to life everlasting …

Small Rain for Tender Herbs

Deuteronomy 32:2

… and reject His Grace, yet is He abundant in mercy, tenderness and long-suffering! And He delights not in the death of any, but that they should turn …

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… When we read the word, "blood," as in the text, it means mortal suffering—we are made near by the griefs and agonies of the Redeemer. The shedding …

No Room for Christ in the Inn

Luke 2:7

… a man who can afford to keep a conscience, and does not mind suffering for it; a man who, whatever he finds to be in that old Book …

Sweet Savor

Ezekiel 20:41

… Your tender souls have wept all along the Via Dolorosa up to the Cross and through the hours of grief and suffering. You know what a sweet savor …

The Cause And Cure Of Weariness In Sunday School Teachers

Galatians 6:9

… If our Master's work is suffering at the hands of our fellow servants, should we not try to do twice as much, ourselves, to make up for …

The Heroic In Christianity

Luke 6:32-34

… So far from flinching from suffering, we are not even to give it a thought as to how we shall speak if we are brought before kings and …

Pray For Jesus

Psalm 72:15

… Brethren, the Lord Jesus Christ describes Himself as being still persecuted and still suffering. He said to Saul, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?" He calls His …

Pleading For Prayer

Romans 15:30-33

… Egypt's griefs are our own! If a population anywhere is starving or suffering oppression, our newspapers declare the evil to all readers and general feeling is awakened …

A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion

Matthew 21:28-32

… offer to the dying sons of men, the remedy of a bleeding Substitute, suffering in your room and stead, believed on and accepted in the heart. Cast yourself …

Christus Et Ego

Galatians 2:20

… soul it puts life, power, warmth, and comfort into me! Union with the suffering, bleeding Savior, and faith in the merit of the Redeemer are soul-cheering things …

Christ is Glorious—Let Us Make Him Known

Micah 5:4

… clear this morning about the reigning Christ as you have been about the suffering Christ? Lo! my brethren, “the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of …

The Heavenly Race

1 Corinthians 9:24

… remember, however, that there never was a true new birth without much spiritual suffering, that there never was a man who had a changed heart without his first …

The Beatific Vision

1 John 3:2

… want to see that very Saviour who did the works of love, the suffering Saviour; for him I love.” Beloved, you shall see him. It is the same …

Dressing In The Morning

Romans 13:11-14

… We may expect to meet with years of mingled conflict, service and suffering. "Put you on the Lord Jesus Christ" and you will be prepared for all weathers …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… on our account brought upon Him, as our innocent Substitute, the doom of suffering and death. Our Lord Jesus has testified, by His death, that even if sin …

Heavenly Geometry

Ephesians 3:16-19

… the sands upon the seashore are innumerable—shall be the fruit of His suffering which shall make Him to see of the travail of His soul and to …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… In speaking of suffering, whether in this world or in the world to come; whether it respects angels or men, the Westminster standards (which may be considered as …

High Doctrine And Broad Doctrine

John 6:37

… Wishing you a glorious Sabbath, I am your willing but suffering Pastor. C. H. SPURGEON Mentone, France January 17, 1884

Christ’s Estimate of His People

Solomon 4:10-11

… Yes, believer, when you are on your sick bed and are suffering with patience; when you go about your humble way to do good by stealth; when you …

The Minister’s Self-Watch

… to us self-denial, self-forgetfulness, patience, perseverance, long suffering, must be every-day virtues, and who is sufficient for these things? We had need live very near …

A Savior Such As You Need

Hebrews 10:15-18

… Christ, by suffering what was due to God on account of sin, has uplifted sin from His people and destroyed it, stamping it out as men stamp out …

Election and Holiness

Deuteronomy 10:14-16

… in keeping with the person of Deity, than a body of weak and suffering flesh and blood. There were something congruous if he had said unto the angels …

Personal Service

Psalm 116:16

… thy servant” is to be his song in the time of the sternest suffering. Continually and ever we are the servants of God. We may change our masters …

What Meanest Thou, O Sleeper?

Jonah 1:5-6

… A sinner! Why, thou art one whose life is a continued miracle, for the heavens would fall upon thee, if long-suffering did not restrain them; the very …

On the Choice of a Text

… over the dreariness of sermons, and bemoaning the sad condition of a long suffering laity who are compelled to listen to them. The slavish habit of following the …

A Traveller’s Letters Home

… Better that I should be away well, than at home suffering,—better to your loving heart, I know. Do not fancy, even for a moment, that absence could …

Our Public Prayer

… he prayed me out of it again by keeping on.” The abundant long suffering of God has been exemplified in his sparing some preachers, who have been great …

Open-Air Preaching — Remarks Thereon

… getting off the punishment they ought to endure in the next world by suffering it in this world instead. The Sunday newspaper, the pipe, and the pot, have …

Psalm 121

Psalm 121

… It is supposed that patients suffering under fever and other illnesses are affected by this planet, and the natives of India constantly affirm that they will either get …