Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon February 23 | Evening
Feb 23, 2026
A reflective walk through Luke 9:23 about accepting and carrying the cross with cheerful submission. Practical guidance on how to bear suffering without pride, fear, or despair. Christ is presented as the guiding example who makes sorrowful paths bearable. Encouragement to prefer divine reproach over worldly gain and a reminder that present burdens lead to future reward.
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Accept Your Appointed Cross Cheerfully
- Do accept the cross God appoints and carry it cheerfully as your chosen badge of discipleship.
- Spurgeon urges submission to Christ's easy yoke, warning against pride, despair, fear, or complaint when facing daily burdens.
Cross Prepared By Divine Love
- The cross is not self-made or chosen by unbelief or self-will but prepared by divine love for your growth.
- Spurgeon contrasts unbelief as a 'master carpenter' and assures the cross is wooden and bearable, not iron.
Shoulder The Cross Without Resistance
- Do not resist or flee the cross; instead shoulder it like a true follower and trust the Spirit's power to sustain you.
- Spurgeon promises the Spirit will make you love the reproach of Christ more than earthly treasures.