Spurgeon Morning & Evening – April 10, 2026: The Hill of Comfort and Calm in the Storm

Morning – April 10

ESV: “…the place that is called The Skull.” (Luke 23:33)

Original Spurgeon: The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded upon the riven rock—riven by the spear which pierced his side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like Calvary’s tragedy. Light springs from the midday-midnight of Golgotha…

Hendricks Reflection

My friend, have you ever stood at the foot of something that looked like the end — only to discover it was the beginning of real comfort? That’s what Calvary does. The darkest hour became the brightest light.

I wonder… what “Skull” in your life right now is the Lord quietly turning into a fountain of comfort? Maybe today is the day you stop running from it and start drinking from it.

Evening – April 10

ESV context from Acts 27 storm.

Original Spurgeon: Tempest and long darkness, coupled with imminent risk of shipwreck, had brought the crew of the vessel into a sad case; one man alone among them remained perfectly calm… Paul was the only man who had heart enough to say, “Sirs, be of good cheer.”

Hendricks Reflection

My friend, have you noticed how one calm voice in the middle of a storm can change everything? Paul wasn’t calm because the storm was over — he was calm because the Lord had spoken to him.

I wonder… in the storm you’re facing right now, whose voice are you listening to most? What would change if you let the Lord’s quiet word be the loudest one in the boat today?

Daily Tie-In – April 10

This morning Spurgeon showed us that the darkest place (The Skull) becomes the fountain of comfort. This evening he showed us that even in literal shipwreck, the Lord sends His word and His peace.

John Calvin reminds us that God’s providence is never idle (Institutes 1.16–18). Jonathan Edwards would say these are “holy affections” — grief at the cross turning into joy in the storm. Tim Keller often said the gospel turns every “Skull” and every shipwreck into a doorway to knowing we are loved beyond measure.

My friend, what if the one question that stays with you all day is this: If the cross and the storm are both in the hands of the same gentle Savior, what do I really have to fear today?

Soli Deo Gloria. NewGrapes Ministries • April 10, 2026