As best I can tell, Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening devotions are public domain, but I would recommend this version if you want a hard copy.
“In a very wide sphere of observation, I have noticed that the most generous Christians of my acquaintance have been always the most happy, and almost invariably the most prosperous. I have seen the liberal giver rise to wealth of which he never dreamed; and I have as often seen the mean, ungenerous churl descend to poverty by the very parsimony by which he thought to rise. Men trust good stewards with larger and larger sums, and so it frequently is with the Lord; he gives by cartloads to those who give by bushels. Where wealth is not bestowed the Lord makes the little much by the contentment which the sanctified heart feels in a portion of which the tithe has been dedicated to the Lord.” – Spurgeon (Morning and Evening)
Spurgeon claims his Christian experience was marked by constant observation that the generous of God’s people were more successful and happy than their more stingy counterparts. In this, we see one of the beautiful ironies of God’s creation. Those seeking to get as much as they can for themselves, in effect cheat themselves by the very act. In the name of self-interest they do great damage to the very “self” they are trying to protect. Yet, in the infinite wisdom and providence of God, those seeking the needs of others before themselves do what is best for themselves. In sense, it is backwards.
If you want to do what is best for yourself, according to the wisdom of scripture, do what is best for others. Is not Christ our perfect and complete example of this?
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