Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon March 14 | Morning
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Mar 14, 2026 A morning devotional centered on 1 Corinthians 10:12 warns against pride in spiritual strength. The narration compares grace to a lamp that needs constant oil and stresses continual dependence on Christ. Practical disciplines like prayer, Scripture, watchfulness, and holy conversation are listed. It closes with encouragement to run faith’s race with hope of being presented blameless.
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Pride in Grace Signals Spiritual Danger
- Pride in personal grace masks spiritual vulnerability and invites fall.
- Charles Spurgeon warns that boasting "I have great faith" shows little real grace and risks drying up the stream from the fountainhead.
Grace Is A Continuous Supply Not A Static Possession
- Spiritual gifts without continual supply of grace will fade like a lamp without oil.
- Spurgeon uses the lamp and oil image: bright burning today can smoke tomorrow unless the fountainhead continuously supplies the stream.
Practice Disciplines To Stay Near Christ
- Rely on Christ, not your own graces, and pursue concrete spiritual disciplines.
- Spurgeon (narrated by Frazer Blaxland) lists prayer, Scripture reading, holy adoration, careful living, and watching as practical means to be kept from falling.