C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Tuesday April 1, 2025

"Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth."-Song of Solomon 1:2
    
    For several days we have been dwelling upon the Saviour's passion, and for some little time to come we shall linger there. In beginning a new month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as those which glowed in the heart of the elect spouse. See how she leaps at once to Him; there are no prefatory words; she does not even mention His name; she is in the heart of her theme at once, for she speaks of Him who was the only Him in the world to her. How bold is her love! it was much condescension which permitted the weeping penitent to anoint His feet with spikenard-it was rich love which allowed the gentle Mary to sit at His feet and learn of Him-but here, love, strong, fervent love, aspires to higher tokens of regard, and closer signs of fellowship. Esther trembled in the presence of Ahasuerus, but the spouse in joyful liberty of perfect love knows no fear. If we have received the same free spirit, we also may ask the like. By kisses we suppose to be intended those varied manifestations of affection by which the believer is made to enjoy the love of Jesus. The kiss of reconciliation we enjoyed at our conversion, and it was sweet as honey dropping from the comb. The kiss of acceptance is still warm on our brow, as we know that He hath accepted our persons and our works through rich grace. The kiss of daily, present communion, is that which we pant after to be repeated day after day, till it is changed into the kiss of reception, which removes the soul from earth, and the kiss of consummation which fills it with the joy of heaven. Faith is our walk, but fellowship sensibly felt is our rest. Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks. O lover of our souls, be not strange to us; let the lips of Thy blessing meet the lips of our asking; let the lips of Thy fulness touch the lips of our need, and straightway the kiss will be effected.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Random Dozen



1. Do you do garage sales? If so, tell me about one great find. If not, tell me why not.
I do them more when my hubby is with me. Occasionally, I'll stop on my own, but it has to have things that catch my eye before I'll stop.

2. Name the last thing you fixed.
??????? Last thing I fixed?????????? I'm not MRS. FIX-IT. I'm usually the one everything breaks on. My hubby fixes it. (BIG GRIN!!!!!!!!!!!!)

3. Name your A) Favorite item of makeup OR B) Favorite tool
A. eye concealer. Need it for dark spots around the eyes. Always have them even as a kid.
B. I love my plastic pan scraper. (shown on right ~ Just in case you don't know what I'm talking about. Mine is little different but you'll get the idea. )

4. Which room in your home needs organizing more than any other?
the junk room/spare bedroom/toy room, whatever you want to call it

5. Which room could use re-decorating?
my kitchen or bathroom

6. Share something unique about your town.
hummmmm ???????????? I even asked my daughter this question and she couldn't think of anything either. Anything unique about it that is. We celebrate yearly with what we call potato bowl week, in honor of our University's first home football game. does that qualify as unique??? I don't know of any other town that has a POTATO BOWL WEEK. Matter in fact, we are in it right now. Tomorrow evening we are having a free french fry feed. Anyone want to come, come on. It's free.

7. If you could send a one-sentence message to your great-grandchild, what would it be?
Love the LORD with all your heart, soul and mind

8. Do you Facebook?
very little, I'm in there maybe once a month if you're lucky.

9. Describe your favorite shoes.
better yet I'll show you a picture. (See pic on right.)

10. Do you listen to more talk radio or more music radio? What kind of station is it?
I listen to on-line station "Rejoice Radio" It is a Christian radio station. My fav. I have to listen on-line because I'm in ND and they are in FL. We don't have a good Christian radio station that we can get here in GF, ND.

11. How far would you travel for a really good (favorite) meal?
I would say about 60/90 miles if I wanted a good meal.

12. If you were totally honest with yourself (and us) what should you probably be doing right now instead of blogging?
READING or Sewing/crafts




1 comment:

  1. Just hopping by from Random Dozen. Potato Bowl week sounds interesting...Our town has a Sweet Onion Festival :) Are you from Idaho, by any chance?

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