Faith's Cheque Book
Charles H. Spurgeon
Truth Established
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. (Proverbs 12:19)
Truth wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the trial. If then, I have spoken the truth and have for the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait. If also I believe the truth of God and endeavor to declare it, I may meet with much opposition, but I need not fear, for ultimately the truth must prevail.
What a poor thing is the temporary triumph of falsehood! "A lying lip is but for a moment!" It is a mere gourd which comes up in a night and perishes in a night; and the greater its development the more manifest its decay. On the other hand, how worthy of an immortal being is the avowal and defense of that truth which can never change; the everlasting gospel, which is established in the immutable truth of an unchanging God! An old proverb saith, "He that speaks truth shames the devil." Assuredly he that speaks the truth of God will put to shame all the devils in hell and confound all the seed of the serpent which now hiss out their falsehoods.
O my heart, take care that thou be in all things on the side of truth, both in small things and great; but specially, on the side of Him by whom grace and truth have come among men!
Read more devotions for February 26:
Morning by MorningEvening by EveningHymns for Morning WorshipHymns for Evening Worship
366 Precious Promises
A promise a day. These 366 devotions will help you strengthen your faith each day of the year.
These devotions are written in modern English but based on Charles Spurgeon's 1889 devotional The Chequebook of the Bank of Faith, commonly known as Precious Promises.
May these precious promises assist you in your spiritual journey, and may you become "partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4) as you grow in the Lord.