Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon January 22 | Evening
Jan 22, 2026
In this evening devotional, profound insights from Job lead to a deep exploration of faith and prosperity. Charles H. Spurgeon highlights how true faith isn't tied to worldly success, emphasizing that genuine Christians expect hardships now for heavenly rewards later. He uses the metaphor of pruning to illustrate how affliction can produce spiritual growth. The discussion reassures believers that trials are meant to refine and purify, ultimately directing them towards eternal joy and consolation.
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Faith Tested By Adversity
- Many professing believers love God only while life prospers and will abandon faith under adversity.
- Charles H. Spurgeon contrasts superficial faith with true devotion that endures hardship.
Trials Produce Spiritual Fruit
- The new covenant often brings trials rather than worldly prosperity for believers.
- Spurgeon explains that pruning and affliction produce greater spiritual fruit and readiness for heaven.
Fruitfulness Includes Affliction
- Bearing fruit inevitably involves enduring affliction as part of God's pruning process.
- Spurgeon links increased tribulation with increased consolation through Christ Jesus.
