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Chequebook of the Bank of Faith – Tan/Green: Daily Readings by C. H. Spurgeon
A short reading for every day. Spurgeon wrote this selection of readings to encourage believers to enter into the full provision that their relationship to Jesus entitled them to realise, on a daily basis. He explains we have to present the promises of Scripture to God in prayer and faith, anticipating that he will honour what he has said. Beautiful volume in tan and green.
384 pages, Leather Bound
First published January 1, 1971
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon
5,989 books1,618 followersCharles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian, John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues, Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861, the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.
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January 1, 2015
I have spent the last year using this daily reading from Spurgeon for encouragement and guidance as I use my Bible notes in the morning.For that extra shot of Biblical injection before facing the big wide world
This is a real inspiration to read and reflect on throughout the day. I purchased this on my Kindle and it is so much more accessible than lugging around a big book, that I was able to re-read this throughout the day wherever I was.
This preacher really knew how to deliver a message with high impact, even after all these years of his passing and the massive changes in society they have pieced together a book of his preaching and daily readings that are timely and apt for today. You sometimes have to sit back and remember that this was written many moons ago and it feels like he is speaking for today's age but then again nothing is new under the sun and the human heart never changes so the insight is spot on in the reading for any year.
What I personally liked was his undeniable passion and conviction for the word of truth. In an age where the truth is being attacked left, right and centre with the PC brigade on top of that this is really a refreshing and encouraging read.
As expected from this preacher he unashamedly loves the word, believes in its authority and declares its promises as trustworthy. It comes across very well that he KNOWS his God and nothing in this world can change that.
I really love the way it comes across that 'why would we not trust that there is no mountain too high or valley too low that our God cannot save us in any situation?' It doesn't seem to make sense to him why we wouldn't believe that if we believe in Jesus?
It really encouraged me as I encountered, throughout the year, challenges and came across opinions that try to undermine the word of God. A right little tonic this was.
This is a real inspiration to read and reflect on throughout the day. I purchased this on my Kindle and it is so much more accessible than lugging around a big book, that I was able to re-read this throughout the day wherever I was.
This preacher really knew how to deliver a message with high impact, even after all these years of his passing and the massive changes in society they have pieced together a book of his preaching and daily readings that are timely and apt for today. You sometimes have to sit back and remember that this was written many moons ago and it feels like he is speaking for today's age but then again nothing is new under the sun and the human heart never changes so the insight is spot on in the reading for any year.
What I personally liked was his undeniable passion and conviction for the word of truth. In an age where the truth is being attacked left, right and centre with the PC brigade on top of that this is really a refreshing and encouraging read.
As expected from this preacher he unashamedly loves the word, believes in its authority and declares its promises as trustworthy. It comes across very well that he KNOWS his God and nothing in this world can change that.
I really love the way it comes across that 'why would we not trust that there is no mountain too high or valley too low that our God cannot save us in any situation?' It doesn't seem to make sense to him why we wouldn't believe that if we believe in Jesus?
It really encouraged me as I encountered, throughout the year, challenges and came across opinions that try to undermine the word of God. A right little tonic this was.
August 9, 2015
This has to be one of my favorite devotional books. I used it 3 years in a row during a dark period in my life. Each day brought me to a promise of God's and He will keep that promise in his perfect time, but I must endorse that promise and take it to the bank if Faith! A great encouragement. I have given copies of thus little book to many seeking to give them encouragement.
April 2, 2012
Its not just a daily devotional book, but its a book to pick up often through out the day. This is one of those books, that you will read over and over, it is a MUST have and a MUST read. Blessings 'ME'
August 25, 2008
I have used this in my personal devotions and quiet time repeatedly. I cannot tell you how God has ministered to me in these short little devotionals written by Spurgeon.
December 16, 2010
Charles Spurgeon still shines even after all these years -- his encouragement in the faith and his knowledge of Gods love to us in Christ should be part of every believer's reading menu.
May 16, 2013
This is an oldie but goodie it's short for those pressed for time yet plenty of depth to glean from Gods word and draw closer to Him, Very applicable to modern world !
January 1, 2024
An absolutely wonderful little devotional with some of the wisdom that God passed on to us through His servant CH Spurgeon.
June 16, 2024
I read this every year as part of my daily devotion.
January 1, 2025
Fantastic devotional! It is amazing how Spurgeon can launch off from one verse to create a short, theologically rich reflection for the reader. An excellent supplement for your daily Christian walk!
October 22, 2025
This was excellent! Spurgeon’s devotions are always superb, but having them on so many of the promises of Scripture made this that much more wonderful.
September 12, 2012
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was born in Essex, England, and became a Baptist minister. In fact, he was probably Britain’s best-known preacher of the nineteenth century, serving with the New Park Street Baptist Chapel in Southwark, London, which he built into the Metropolitan Tabernacle. In addition to his public speaking, Spurgeon was involved in several charitable organizations, including an orphanage in Stockwell, and had an extensive influence through his writings.
Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith, a copy of which was given to me by a friend, is a set of 365 daily readings, each with a passage of Scripture containing some promise of God and a devotional application of that passage and its promise. In fact, the original subtitle was “Being Precious Promises Arranged for Daily Use.” There might be some of the readings where certain people would disagree a bit with Spurgeon’s theology, especially a few which sound overly Calvinistic and one that appears to be Premillennial. However, for the most part, they are quite scriptural and could serve adequately as a good year’s worth of devotional readings. There is an index of the Scripture texts in the back. Another similar Spurgeon devotional book, Morning and Evening, is also published by Christian Focus.
Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith, a copy of which was given to me by a friend, is a set of 365 daily readings, each with a passage of Scripture containing some promise of God and a devotional application of that passage and its promise. In fact, the original subtitle was “Being Precious Promises Arranged for Daily Use.” There might be some of the readings where certain people would disagree a bit with Spurgeon’s theology, especially a few which sound overly Calvinistic and one that appears to be Premillennial. However, for the most part, they are quite scriptural and could serve adequately as a good year’s worth of devotional readings. There is an index of the Scripture texts in the back. Another similar Spurgeon devotional book, Morning and Evening, is also published by Christian Focus.
June 2, 2014
When I read this book in my 20's, I would have given it five stars. It did definitely teach me to pray and to plead the promises of God. And most of the time it was encouraging and firmly rooted in sound theological reasoning based on the Bible. On the other hand, there are promises given in Scripture that cannot be appropriated for my particular situation (or any person's particular situation). Thinking that every promise in Scripture is a blank check is the anagogical fallacy. The reader needs to be cautious in recognizing that suffering can, indeed, be God's Will for us, and prayers for fortitude are wiser in some circumstances than prayers for happiness, etc.
April 26, 2017
I whole heartedly recommend this book to any christian looking for a daily reading book. Spurgeon's writing is kind and gentle echoing the character of his Saviour. Each reading is positive and encouraging; reaffirming the very deep love Jesus has for his people. I started reading this book just after losing my job and found in it all promises I needed to stand on. Spurgeon's deep understanding of the Scripture's gives his writing depth and so provides food for the soul and revives the flagging spirit. This is a great book and I shall certainly read more by him.
July 17, 2009
Spurgeon is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I am also reading a sermon of his each day and appreciate his depth and bold challenges to his congregations. Spurgeons writing from nineteenth century
England remind me that Christ's promises & the Gospel are never changing and that is so beautiful and encouraging.
England remind me that Christ's promises & the Gospel are never changing and that is so beautiful and encouraging.
January 4, 2013
Though nothing seems quite able to top Morning by Morning, this devotional is a good, worthwhile book for beginning the day. Spurgeon is quite solid, mixing the encouragement of the promises of God with pricks for the conscience - spurring readers on to love and good works.
July 5, 2014
One of the best devotionals I've ever read. Each day has a one page devotion based on a Bible promise. Outside of just a few Victorian words or references (easily defined/explained using Google, etc.), the topics are so applicable to today, you would never know it was written in the 1880's. Highly recommended.
August 7, 2008
Good way to get into Spurgeon's heart. Called the 'prince of preachers' this British leader has influenced countless lives.
January 18, 2011
2010 devotional -- the daily readings were a bit shorter than I'd like but it dovetailed nicely with Streams in the Dessert.
May 11, 2012
Devotional book based on Biblical quotations and premises.. Very challenging and inspiring as well as a good book of guidance.
December 31, 2014
This might be my favorite devotional book. (The size certainly helps that--it fits in my purse like a checkbook!) Charles Spurgeon's clear, simple writings always seem to hit me where I need it.
November 14, 2014
Spurgeon's mastery of the Bible and his ability to cut to the heart of scripture passages comes shining through in this short, but invaluable devotional.
January 24, 2016
very insightful daily devotions based on a scripture but some really good thoughts and prayer ideas come out of it
December 31, 2018
I really enjoy reading Spurgeon, he helps me keep my eyes on the Lird!
December 31, 2025
One of my favorite daily devotionals that I enjoy reading every year!
February 24, 2023
I have never rated a DNF 5-stars before. I did not finish it, however, because I accidentally left it behind at a motel. It is definitely one I'd read again, which makes it 5 stars. I had gotten up into Nov of these daily devotions before I lost it, so I was most of the way there.
The volume I had was cheque-book sized for purse-carrying, had a leather cover, and gold-edged pages. Very nice to the touch.
What I appreciated most was the hope in the promises of God. I had gotten discouraged about the misuse of God's promises and people taking them out of context as if they were promised to us. No, we are not all going to bear a son and name him Isaac. That may be a more obvious one, but there are plenty of less-than-obvious promises for other people that are claimed today.
I loved that this book reassured us of the promises that we can still hold close to our hearts.
Spurgeon took the verse "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation." - 2 Peter 1:20 ESV to be the opposite of what I thought. Or "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation," as Spurgeon would've read it in the KJV.
He took it as that the scriptures' promises were not privately given by God to the authors, but that the promises were meant for us all. I took it that we couldn't arbitrarily take scriptures into our personal circumstances and make it a private interpretation just for me in my situation. I think we would both agree that God had a specific meaning in mind and that humanity, whether the people He inspired to write scripture or those reading it, are not just free to just mold it into whatever preconceived notion we have or whatever we want it to be.
As interesting as his thought process was on that, I still differ with him.
Still, I vastly appreciated the Biblical promises in this book, because unlike most preachers today that would attempt odd applications of verses into personal scenerios, Spurgeon knew his Bible well. He was always balancing scripture with scripture, and including verses in quotes even if he didn't give the reference. Most of the time, especially early on, I took the time to look them up. Wherever my little book is, it has all my reference notes in it.
Spurgeon would mention apparent contradictions, resolve them, and talk openly about how such resolutions are not always in this lifetime.
In that matter, this book was far from a "Health & Wealth" or "Prosperity Gospel," in that it did not teach that one could be healthy or wealthy simply by believing hard enough (as Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking" did, with much scripture taken out of context.)
That also kept this book having realistic expectations for now and yet having beautiful hope.
I found that this book made an excellent intro for my own prayers, especially for those difficult cases in which I no longer know what to pray.
In those two things, the hope and the direction in prayer, I would definitely reread the book.
I wish that I had the book itself to give a few beautiful quotes that meant a great deal to me, reminding me that ultimately, our God is a good God, fully trustworthy, and worthy of all praise.
I had bought the book having first heard it mentioned on Alister Begg's "Truth for Life" sermon series because I had enjoyed some of Spurgeon's other writings and had not read this one. I suppose, since I haven't finished it, I still haven't.
The volume I had was cheque-book sized for purse-carrying, had a leather cover, and gold-edged pages. Very nice to the touch.
What I appreciated most was the hope in the promises of God. I had gotten discouraged about the misuse of God's promises and people taking them out of context as if they were promised to us. No, we are not all going to bear a son and name him Isaac. That may be a more obvious one, but there are plenty of less-than-obvious promises for other people that are claimed today.
I loved that this book reassured us of the promises that we can still hold close to our hearts.
Spurgeon took the verse "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation." - 2 Peter 1:20 ESV to be the opposite of what I thought. Or "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation," as Spurgeon would've read it in the KJV.
He took it as that the scriptures' promises were not privately given by God to the authors, but that the promises were meant for us all. I took it that we couldn't arbitrarily take scriptures into our personal circumstances and make it a private interpretation just for me in my situation. I think we would both agree that God had a specific meaning in mind and that humanity, whether the people He inspired to write scripture or those reading it, are not just free to just mold it into whatever preconceived notion we have or whatever we want it to be.
As interesting as his thought process was on that, I still differ with him.
Still, I vastly appreciated the Biblical promises in this book, because unlike most preachers today that would attempt odd applications of verses into personal scenerios, Spurgeon knew his Bible well. He was always balancing scripture with scripture, and including verses in quotes even if he didn't give the reference. Most of the time, especially early on, I took the time to look them up. Wherever my little book is, it has all my reference notes in it.
Spurgeon would mention apparent contradictions, resolve them, and talk openly about how such resolutions are not always in this lifetime.
In that matter, this book was far from a "Health & Wealth" or "Prosperity Gospel," in that it did not teach that one could be healthy or wealthy simply by believing hard enough (as Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking" did, with much scripture taken out of context.)
That also kept this book having realistic expectations for now and yet having beautiful hope.
I found that this book made an excellent intro for my own prayers, especially for those difficult cases in which I no longer know what to pray.
In those two things, the hope and the direction in prayer, I would definitely reread the book.
I wish that I had the book itself to give a few beautiful quotes that meant a great deal to me, reminding me that ultimately, our God is a good God, fully trustworthy, and worthy of all praise.
I had bought the book having first heard it mentioned on Alister Begg's "Truth for Life" sermon series because I had enjoyed some of Spurgeon's other writings and had not read this one. I suppose, since I haven't finished it, I still haven't.
December 31, 2024
I read my last devotional for 2024 in ‘Faith’s Checkbook’ this morning and decided to write a short review of Charles Spurgeon’s inspirational book.
Known as the ‘Prince of Preachers,’ Charles Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was an English Baptist Preacher. He met with God every morning before meeting with others. I tried to do the same this past year. I have been much encouraged by Spurgeon’s exposition of scriptural verses and personal sharing.
Three excerpts to let prospective readers know what Spurgeon intended in this devotional:
“A promise from God can very informatively be compared to a check made out to someone. It is given to the believer with the intent of giving some good thing to him. It is not meant for him to read it over quickly and be done with it. No, he is to treat the promise as a reality, just as someone treats a check.”
“God has given no promise that He will not redeem. He does not offer hope that He will not fulfill. To help my brethren believe this, I have prepared this little volume.”
“May many readers, whom I may never see, discover the duty and delight of such childlike trust in God while they are reading the little portion that I have prepared for each day of the year.”
It warms my heart to know that something written long ago (published 1971) still speaks today. Thank you, Mr. Spurgeon. I have cashed many checks (cheques).
Known as the ‘Prince of Preachers,’ Charles Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was an English Baptist Preacher. He met with God every morning before meeting with others. I tried to do the same this past year. I have been much encouraged by Spurgeon’s exposition of scriptural verses and personal sharing.
Three excerpts to let prospective readers know what Spurgeon intended in this devotional:
“A promise from God can very informatively be compared to a check made out to someone. It is given to the believer with the intent of giving some good thing to him. It is not meant for him to read it over quickly and be done with it. No, he is to treat the promise as a reality, just as someone treats a check.”
“God has given no promise that He will not redeem. He does not offer hope that He will not fulfill. To help my brethren believe this, I have prepared this little volume.”
“May many readers, whom I may never see, discover the duty and delight of such childlike trust in God while they are reading the little portion that I have prepared for each day of the year.”
It warms my heart to know that something written long ago (published 1971) still speaks today. Thank you, Mr. Spurgeon. I have cashed many checks (cheques).
December 31, 2020
Excellent Daily devotional
This is my favorite daily devotional. Sometimes we can get so busy and caught up in reading multiple devotionals a day that we fail to delve into God's Word. This devotional, based on the many promises of God, prompts me to dig deeper into Bible references and the stories behind the promises. Sometimes the period language is a bit stilted for my taste but I just "translate" it into modern English. I have many days bookmarked because the promise written about speaks to me personally of things I need to remember in my daily walk and I have highlighted many areas. This is a great devotional of hope--at any time but especially now after the year we've just been through. Read it. Enjoy it. And hold onto His promises.
This is my favorite daily devotional. Sometimes we can get so busy and caught up in reading multiple devotionals a day that we fail to delve into God's Word. This devotional, based on the many promises of God, prompts me to dig deeper into Bible references and the stories behind the promises. Sometimes the period language is a bit stilted for my taste but I just "translate" it into modern English. I have many days bookmarked because the promise written about speaks to me personally of things I need to remember in my daily walk and I have highlighted many areas. This is a great devotional of hope--at any time but especially now after the year we've just been through. Read it. Enjoy it. And hold onto His promises.
September 4, 2020
I would like to say this is a good book. I am sure that if I lived in the time that it was written it would of been great. However I live in 2020 and it suffers from the problems of age. It has its high points but they are hard to read because it was written in 1888. The English of that time and the lives they lived were so different.
There were great points, but they had to be dug for. Bible verses are King James. An update of the English I am sure could help, but that would most likely take away from the words that Spurgeon had to say.
Read it if you have the time to dig into it. Many days I did not and my comprehension suffered for it.
There were great points, but they had to be dug for. Bible verses are King James. An update of the English I am sure could help, but that would most likely take away from the words that Spurgeon had to say.
Read it if you have the time to dig into it. Many days I did not and my comprehension suffered for it.
January 1, 2024
This book has been a comforting companion through the year. Some may be put off by the dated language and KJV scripture references. I find they help me to feel as if I am there in the church listening to Charles Spurgeon. What a privilege that would be!
This volume is a checkbook for believers, and this page is meant as a warning as to what bank they draw upon, and whose signature they accept. Rely upon Jesus without limit. Trust not thyself nor any born of a woman, beyond the bounds; but trust thou only and wholly in the Lord. ~ Dec. 26 devotional on Matt 26:33.
This volume is a checkbook for believers, and this page is meant as a warning as to what bank they draw upon, and whose signature they accept. Rely upon Jesus without limit. Trust not thyself nor any born of a woman, beyond the bounds; but trust thou only and wholly in the Lord. ~ Dec. 26 devotional on Matt 26:33.
December 7, 2021
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This daily devotional is not light and fluffy nor overly heavy but somewhere in between. It leaves me with something that I can marinate on and continues to remind me of God's amazing promises that we can rely on. Click on the book link above and see if the kindle version is still free like it was when I got my copy as it is worth having.
This daily devotional is not light and fluffy nor overly heavy but somewhere in between. It leaves me with something that I can marinate on and continues to remind me of God's amazing promises that we can rely on. Click on the book link above and see if the kindle version is still free like it was when I got my copy as it is worth having.
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