C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Monday May 19, 2025

"I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth."-Ecclesiastes 10:7
    
    Upstarts frequently usurp the highest places, while the truly great pine in obscurity. This is a riddle in providence whose solution will one day gladden the hearts of the upright; but it is so common a fact, that none of us should murmur if it should fall to our own lot. When our Lord was upon earth, although He is the Prince of the kings of the earth, yet He walked the footpath of weariness and service as the Servant of servants: what wonder is it if His followers, who are princes of the blood, should also be looked down upon as inferior and contemptible persons? The world is upside down, and therefore, the first are last and the last first. See how the servile sons of Satan lord it in the earth! What a high horse they ride! How they lift up their horn on high! Haman is in the court, while Mordecai sits in the gate; David wanders on the mountains, while Saul reigns in state; Elijah is complaining in the cave while Jezebel is boasting in the palace; yet who would wish to take the places of the proud rebels? and who, on the other hand, might not envy the despised saints? When the wheel turns, those who are lowest rise, and the highest sink. Patience, then, believer, eternity will right the wrongs of time.
    
    Let us not fall into the error of letting our passions and carnal appetites ride in triumph, while our nobler powers walk in the dust. Grace must reign as a prince, and make the members of the body instruments of righteousness. The Holy Spirit loves order, and He therefore sets our powers and faculties in due rank and place, giving the highest room to those spiritual faculties which link us with the great King; let us not disturb the divine arrangement, but ask for grace that we may keep under our body and bring it into subjection. We were not new created to allow our passions to rule over us, but that we, as kings, may reign in Christ Jesus over the triple kingdom of spirit, soul, and body, to the glory of God the Father.
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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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