C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
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"Be zealous."-Revelation 3:19
    
    If you would see souls converted, if you would hear the cry that "the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord"; if you would place crowns upon the head of the Saviour, and His throne lifted high, then be filled with zeal. For, under God, the way of the world's conversion must be by the zeal of the church. Every grace shall do exploits, but this shall be first; prudence, knowledge, patience, and courage will follow in their places, but zeal must lead the van. It is not the extent of your knowledge, though that is useful; it is not the extent of your talent, though that is not to be despised; it is your zeal that shall do great exploits. This zeal is the fruit of the Holy Spirit: it draws its vital force from the continued operations of the Holy Ghost in the soul. If our inner life dwindles, if our heart beats slowly before God, we shall not know zeal; but if all be strong and vigorous within, then we cannot but feel a loving anxiety to see the kingdom of Christ come, and His will done on earth, even as it is in heaven. A deep sense of gratitude will nourish Christian zeal. Looking to the hole of the pit whence we were digged, we find abundant reason why we should spend and be spent for God. And zeal is also stimulated by the thought of the eternal future. It looks with tearful eyes down to the flames of hell, and it cannot slumber: it looks up with anxious gaze to the glories of heaven, and it cannot but bestir itself. It feels that time is short compared with the work to be done, and therefore it devotes all that it has to the cause of its Lord. And it is ever strengthened by the remembrance of Christ's example. He was clothed with zeal as with a cloak. How swift the chariot-wheels of duty went with Him! He knew no loitering by the way. Let us prove that we are His disciples by manifesting the same spirit of zeal.
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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.



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  1. Carol J. AlexanderSeptember 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM

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

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