C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Tuesday May 20, 2025

"I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love."-Hosea 11:4
    
    Our heavenly Father often draws us with the cords of love; but ah! how backward we are to run towards Him! How slowly do we respond to His gentle impulses! He draws us to exercise a more simple faith in Him; but we have not yet attained to Abraham's confidence; we do not leave our worldly cares with God, but, like Martha, we cumber ourselves with much serving. Our meagre faith brings leanness into our souls; we do not open our mouths wide, though God has promised to fill them. Does He not this evening draw us to trust Him? Can we not hear Him say, "Come, My child, and trust Me. The veil is rent; enter into My presence, and approach boldly to the throne of My grace. I am worthy of thy fullest confidence, cast thy cares on Me. Shake thyself from the dust of thy cares, and put on thy beautiful garments of joy." But, alas! though called with tones of love to the blessed exercise of this comforting grace, we will not come. At another time He draws us to closer communion with Himself. We have been sitting on the doorstep of God's house, and He bids us advance into the banqueting hall and sup with Him, but we decline the honour. There are secret rooms not yet opened to us; Jesus invites us to enter them, but we hold back. Shame on our cold hearts! We are but poor lovers of our sweet Lord Jesus, not fit to be His servants, much less to be His brides, and yet He hath exalted us to be bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, married to Him by a glorious marriage-covenant. Herein is love! But it is love which takes no denial. If we obey not the gentle drawings of His love, He will send affliction to drive us into closer intimacy with Himself. Have us nearer He will. What foolish children we are to refuse those bands of love, and so bring upon our backs that scourge of small cords, which Jesus knows how to use!
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Friday, December 3, 2010

apron project completed....and more

Wee!!!!!!!!!!!  Slow me down.  I'm so sorry that I've been neglecting this blog the last few weeks.  It is that time of the year...My mom came for a week visit which while here we had Thanksgiving/Christmas so there were lots of preparations that kept me busy.  We finally got her home by Amtrak on Tuesday early morning hours (6hrs late) then this morning was woke by the phone to a call that my sister's son was in bad car wreck and it wasn't sounding good.  They still say he isn't out of the clear til Sunday....lots of head injuries (you may view more details on this at my bother-in-laws blog here if you wish).  Anyway I think the merry-go-round needs to stop and let me off....

Just thought I'd post pictures of daughter's apron she made for her Grandma...
She started working on it for the Nov. FNS-i but didn't get it finished
you may view the beginning stages here if you missed it (part 1) (part 2)
now for part three....

finished apron

 She did such a wonderful job on it

recipient of apron

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