C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Wednesday June 18, 2025

"I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse."-Song of Solomon 5:1
    
    The heart of the believer is Christ's garden. He bought it with His precious blood, and He enters it and claims it as His own. A garden implies separation. It is not the open common; it is not a wilderness; it is walled around, or hedged in. Would that we could see the wall of separation between the church and the world made broader and stronger. It makes one sad to hear Christians saying, "Well, there is no harm in this; there is no harm in that," thus getting as near to the world as possible. Grace is at a low ebb in that soul which can even raise the question of how far it may go in worldly conformity. A garden is a place of beauty, it far surpasses the wild uncultivated lands. The genuine Christian must seek to be more excellent in his life than the best moralist, because Christ's garden ought to produce the best flowers in all the world. Even the best is poor compared with Christ's deservings; let us not put Him off with withering and dwarf plants. The rarest, richest, choicest lilies and roses ought to bloom in the place which Jesus calls His own. The garden is a place of growth. The saints are not to remain undeveloped, always mere buds and blossoms. We should grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Growth should be rapid where Jesus is the Husbandman, and the Holy Spirit the dew from above. A garden is a place of retirement. So the Lord Jesus Christ would have us reserve our souls as a place in which He can manifest Himself, as He doth not unto the world. O that Christians were more retired, that they kept their hearts more closely shut up for Christ! We often worry and trouble ourselves, like Martha, with much serving, so that we have not the room for Christ that Mary had, and do not sit at His feet as we should. The Lord grant the sweet showers of His grace to water His garden this day.
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Old jewelry magnets

OK I think it's about time for me to post a craft. This one is one that I found on...

We're excited to kick off Links We Love today and, in the coming weeks, we'll be sharing crafty goodies here every Friday so be sure and check back!

This week's Link We Love comes from the website of one of our favorite magazines, Country Living!

Click to visit now!
Add a little bling to the fridge!

Their site is packed with ideas and we
always find inspiration when we visit.

Today's idea comes from a collection of
Recycled Crafts...everyone's going green
these days but we just like the sparkle
of these jewelry magnets!

On the Country Living site, click the arrows at the top until you get
to #5...the magnets!


Join us as we make our own below...click any photo to view it larger.


Gather up your supplies...

You'll need a few pieces of costume jewelry,
some magnets, wire-cutters or pliers and
glue that'll work with your materials.

We used Aleen's Jewelry & Metal Glue...
it has a quick grab that we like.




Snip off those pins...
The next step is to snip off the pin or other
hardware from the back of the jewelry.

This should be pretty simple using your
wire-cutters or, if it's really stubborn,
get out the pliers.



Just a little glue...
Apply a little glue to one of your magnets. Use a toothpick to spread, if needed.

Careful if you're using this glue...it can stick to your skin like superglue so you'll want to keep it off your fingers.



Apply magnets to jewelry...
Stick your magnet to the back of your jewelry...we're using two stacked magnets (glued together) since we couldn't get all the hardware off without damaging the piece of jewelry.




Holding the finished product...


Hey, there's Vickie...holding
our finished magnet!





Holding up goodies on the fridge!

And here's how they look holding up
some treasures on the fridge...
super handy for grocery lists,
notes and photos too!




Hope you enjoyed our very first Link We Love...if you decide to try out this idea,
be sure to show off your results on your blog or on our Page on Facebook.

Click over to Country Living to check out the rest of their clever
Recycled Crafts and tune in next Friday when we'll share another
great crafty blog with a project to try!



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