C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Wednesday July 30, 2025

"And when he thought thereon, he wept."-Mark 14:72
    
    It has been thought by some that as long as Peter lived, the fountain of his tears began to flow whenever he remembered his denying his Lord. It is not unlikely that it was so, (for his sin was very great, and grace in him had afterwards a perfect work. This same experience is common to all the redeemed family according to the degree in which the Spirit of God has removed the natural heart of stone. We, like Peter, remember our boastful promise: "Though all men shall forsake Thee, yet will not I." We eat our own words with the bitter herbs of repentance. When we think of what we vowed we would be, and of what we have been, we may weep whole showers of grief. He thought on his denying his Lord. The place in which he did it, the little cause which led him into such heinous sin, the oaths and blasphemies with which he sought to confirm his falsehood, and the dreadful hardness of heart which drove him to do so again and yet again. Can we, when we are reminded of our sins, and their exceeding sinfulness, remain stolid and stubborn? Will we not make our house a Bochim, and cry unto the Lord for renewed assurances of pardoning love? May we never take a dry-eyed look at sin, lest ere long we have a tongue parched in the flames of hell. Peter also thought upon his Master's look of love. The Lord followed up the cock's warning voice with an admonitory look of sorrow, pity, and love. That glance was never out of Peter's mind so long as he lived. It was far more effectual than ten thousand sermons would have been without the Spirit. The penitent apostle would be sure to weep when he recollected the Saviour's full forgiveness, which restored him to his former place. To think that we have offended so kind and good a Lord is more than sufficient reason for being constant weepers. Lord, smite our rocky hearts, and make the waters flow.
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Monday, September 6, 2010

HSC # 159 ~ "Labor Day" Edition

Welcome to the September 6, 2010 Edition
of the homesteading carnival


Crissa presents Tips and Tricks for Back to School Shopping posted at Real Moms Real Views.

Amy posted 8 Back-toSchool Breakfast ideas & Recipes at Simple Bites.

Bugguysmama presents 5 ways to Keep your child's teeth healthy at Marvelous Mom Reviews.

Check out Jami's 10 favorite sewing tutorials posted at Intentionally Living.

Sheryl Owen presents The ABC’s of Home Ownership, 10 Tips for Organizing Your Garage, and 10 Tips for Finding a New Church Home, posted at Change of Address.

Find some tips on Downsizing your Home with Self Storage posted at Small Notebook.

It's that time of the year again check out the Tips for Shopping the Farmer's Market posted at Gooseberry Farm.

Try your hand at making an Apple Picking tote just in time for apple picking season. This tutorial is posted at The Purl Bee.

The Family presents Putting Up Some Corn - How to pressure can corn posted at Once Upon a Family, saying, "When the freezer is full canning is a good way to keep the garden bounty."

Carol J. Alexander presents Canning Soup posted at Everything Home...with Carol.

Are you in a pickle for a recipe? Have more cucumbers than you know what to do with? Try one of these two easy recipes. Abi presents Lazy Man's Pickles at Scraps of Life and Aunt Ceil's Refrigerator Pickles presented at Gooseberry Patch.

Thomas W. presents a very unique and cheap way to build a scarecrow posted at Happy Farming.

Bobbie Whitehead presents Planting Apple Tree Orchard posted at Farmers Markets News.

Vee Williams presents Day 55 Sun Passion of the Ice Cream posted at Vee's "getting-healthy and diet" ramble-blog, saying, "Not just a "getting health" blog (from 299 lbs to 178 and I'm more than halfway there!) ... we live on a small 2-acre mini-farm, milking our goat for cheese, collecting eggs from our hens, raising vegetables that taste a million times better than anything at a grocery store. Come join us on not only my diet-adventures, but also homesteading and homeschooling lives!"

Fred Lee presents 5 Ways To Get Your Children Involved In Helping Others posted at Parenting Squad.

CPF presents How To Use Vinegar as a Disinfectant posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, "You don't have to use harmful chemicals to get your home clean. See how you can use vinegar to disinfect your home."

Pamela Jorrick presents Well, well, well...water troubles. posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.



That concludes this "Labor Day" Edition. Be sure to submit your blog article to the next edition of the homesteading carnival using our carnival submission form.

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1 comment:

  1. Thanks for hosting, Apple. Really enjoyed all the articles. Have a great week,
    Carol

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