C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
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"The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron."-2 Samuel 15:23
    
    David passed that gloomy brook when flying with his mourning company from his traitor son. The man after God's own heart was not exempt from trouble, nay, his life was full of it. He was both the Lord's Anointed, and the Lord's Afflicted. Why then should we expect to escape? At sorrow's gates the noblest of our race have waited with ashes on their heads, wherefore then should we complain as though some strange thing had happened unto us?
    
    The KING of kings himself was not favoured with a more cheerful or royal road. He passed over the filthy ditch of Kidron, through which the filth of Jerusalem flowed. God had one Son without sin, but not a single child without the rod. It is a great joy to believe that Jesus has been tempted in all points like as we are. What is our Kidron this morning? Is it a faithless friend, a sad bereavement, a slanderous reproach, a dark foreboding? The King has passed over all these. Is it bodily pain, poverty, persecution, or contempt? Over each of these Kidrons the King has gone before us. "In all our afflictions He was afflicted." The idea of strangeness in our trials must be banished at once and for ever, for He who is the Head of all saints, knows by experience the grief which we think so peculiar. All the citizens of Zion must be free of the Honourable Company of Mourners, of which the Prince Immanuel is Head and Captain.
    
    Notwithstanding the abasement of David, he yet returned in triumph to his city, and David's Lord arose victorious from the grave; let us then be of good courage, for we also shall win the day. We shall yet with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation, though now for a season we have to pass by the noxious streams of sin and sorrow. Courage, soldiers of the Cross, the King himself triumphed after going over Kidron, and so shall you.
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Friday, August 6, 2010

FFF ~ Aug. 6th



1. fellow comrades (cooks) at Church camp



2. mystery gifts from campers


3. surprise mail giveaway winnings
I won this group of Simple green products over at
The Knowlton Nest
it came this week.


4. you my blog readers. Where would I be without you?? It's because of you I exist. Well, not really just my blog exists.



5. Books and my local library. I received a call last night telling me I won a gift card for Barns and Noble playing their Summer Reading Bingo game. WooHoo!!!!





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6 comments:

  1. elizabethAugust 6, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    What a fun list! I love all things Simple Green and even better to win it I'm sure. :)

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  2. Lisa notes...August 6, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Camp must have been fun. Good for you! Glad to be a blog reader for your blog. :-) Books and libraries are a perennial favorites for me! Congrats on winning the gift card.

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  3. momma24August 6, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    I love to win things, love the library, and blog readers! Great list.

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  4. Laura@OutnumberedMomAugust 6, 2010 at 11:01 PM

    A Barnes and Noble gift card would make my whole week!! Sounds like you had a good one. Happy Friday.

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  5. SusanneAugust 8, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    A gift card to a book store would definitely be making my list. Had I won one. LOL. Enjoy going and choosing.

    Your camp volunteer time sounds like it was fun!

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  6. JaeydeAugust 15, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    yey for winning fun stuff.

    double yay for camp funness!

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