C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Wednesday April 2, 2025

"He answered him to never a word."-Matthew 27:14
    
    He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. "Never man spake like this Man," and never man was silent like Him. Was this singular silence the index of His perfect self-sacrifice? Did it show that He would not utter a word to stay the slaughter of His sacred person, which He had dedicated as an offering for us? Had He so entirely surrendered Himself that He would not interfere in His own behalf, even in the minutest degree, but be bound and slain an unstruggling, uncomplaining victim? Was this silence a type of the defenselessness of sin? Nothing can be said in palliation or excuse of human guilt; and, therefore, He who bore its whole weight stood speechless before His judge. Is not patient silence the best reply to a gainsaying world? Calm endurance answers some questions infinitely more conclusively than the loftiest eloquence. The best apologists for Christianity in the early days were its martyrs. The anvil breaks a host of hammers by quietly bearing their blows. Did not the silent Lamb of God furnish us with a grand example of wisdom? Where every word was occasion for new blasphemy, it was the line of duty to afford no fuel for the flame of sin. The ambiguous and the false, the unworthy and mean, will ere long overthrow and confute themselves, and therefore the true can afford to be quiet, and finds silence to be its wisdom. Evidently our Lord, by His silence, furnished a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. A long defence of Himself would have been contrary to Isaiah's prediction. "He is led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth." By His quiet He conclusively proved Himself to be the true Lamb of God. As such we salute Him this morning. Be with us, Jesus, and in the silence of our heart, let us hear the voice of Thy love.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Homesteading Carnival # 161 "Almost Autumn" Edition


to the September 20, 2010
"Almost Autumn" Edition
of the homesteading carnival


Easy Fall Craft @ Gooseberry Patch Blog

Pumpkin Tutorial (Crazy Quilt style) @ The Painted Quilt

Fabric Pumpkins @ The Idea Room

Wool Crazy Fall Pincushion Tutorial @ The Painted Quilt


Best Zucchini Bread Ever @ Simple Bites posted by Aimee

Chocolate Zucchini Cake @ Bless Their Hearts Mom

Apple Cinnamon Nut Granola @ the Nourishing Gourmet

Apple and Honey Cake @ Heart of Wisdom

Roman Apple Cake @ The Recipe Box

Apple Tarts @ Real Food Fast

Mini Caramel Apples @ From Glitter to Gumdrops

Great After School Snacking @ Gooseberry Patch Blog

Pumpkin Butter Recipe @ Mom's Best Bets

GrandMa Ila's Pumpkin Cookies @ Gooseberry Patch Blog

Why Can't You Can Jelly in Quarts? @ Everything Home...with Carol

Green Beans with Balsamic Reduction Recipe @ Natural Health Ezine

Top 10 Breakfast Ideas @ The Recipe Box
 

Back to School Tips @ Simple Bites posted by Emily

Meal Planning Organizer @ LBG Studio


Think Outside the Grocery Bag @ Simple Organic

10 Foods for Health and Beauty @ Greenwala

Simple Remedies For Nausea And Vomiting In Children @ Parenting Squad.

Coloured Glass Splashbacks To Complete Your Kitchen @ Glass Splashbacks-uk

Cabin Project | M.L.Hall Outdoors @ M.L.Hall Outdoors

Not a Chicken @ Blah, Blah, Blog



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