C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Wednesday May 28, 2025

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope."-Lamentations 3:21
    
    Memory is frequently the bondslave of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance every dark foreboding in the past, and dilate upon every gloomy feature in the present; thus memory, clothed in sackcloth, presents to the mind a cup of mingled gall and wormwood. There is, however, no necessity for this. Wisdom can readily transform memory into an angel of comfort. That same recollection which in its left hand brings so many gloomy omens, may be trained to bear in its right a wealth of hopeful signs. She need not wear a crown of iron, she may encircle her brow with a fillet of gold, all spangled with stars. Thus it was in Jeremiah's experience: in the previous verse memory had brought him to deep humiliation of soul: "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me"; and now this same memory restored him to life and comfort. "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope." Like a two-edged sword, his memory first killed his pride with one edge, and then slew his despair with the other. As a general principle, if we would exercise our memories more wisely, we might, in our very darkest distress, strike a match which would instantaneously kindle the lamp of comfort. There is no need for God to create a new thing upon the earth in order to restore believers to joy; if they would prayerfully rake the ashes of the past, they would find light for the present; and if they would turn to the book of truth and the throne of grace, their candle would soon shine as aforetime. Be it ours to remember the lovingkindness of the Lord, and to rehearse His deeds of grace. Let us open the volume of recollection which is so richly illuminated with memorials of mercy, and we shall soon be happy. Thus memory may be, as Coleridge calls it, "the bosom-spring of joy," and when the Divine Comforter bends it to His service, it may be chief among earthly comforters.
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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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