C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
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"Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines."-Song of Solomon 2:15
    
    A little thorn may cause much suffering. A little cloud may hide the sun. Little foxes spoil the vines; and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins burrow in the soul, and make it so full of that which is hateful to Christ, that He will hold no comfortable fellowship and communion with us. A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him miserable. Jesus will not walk with His people unless they drive out every known sin. He says, "If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love, even as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." Some Christians very seldom enjoy their Saviour's presence. How is this? Surely it must be an affliction for a tender child to be separated from his father. Art thou a child of God, and yet satisfied to go on without seeing thy Father's face? What! thou the spouse of Christ, and yet content without His company! Surely, thou hast fallen into a sad state, for the chaste spouse of Christ mourns like a dove without her mate, when he has left her. Ask, then, the question, what has driven Christ from thee? He hides His face behind the wall of thy sins. That wall may be built up of little pebbles, as easily as of great stones. The sea is made of drops; the rocks are made of grains: and the sea which divides thee from Christ may be filled with the drops of thy little sins; and the rock which has well nigh wrecked thy barque, may have been made by the daily working of the coral insects of thy little sins. If thou wouldst live with Christ, and walk with Christ, and see Christ, and have fellowship with Christ, take heed of "the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes." Jesus invites you to go with Him and take them. He will surely, like Samson, take the foxes at once and easily. Go with Him to the hunting.
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Daybook ~ Jan. 10, 2011



Outside my window...the sky is full of clouds and flurries are falling to the ground. 

I am thinking…I need to get this posted before I forget about it again.

I am thankful for...the warmth of my house.

From the kitchen…I hear the clicking of the dishwasher running on the dry cycle.

I am wearing…jean skirt and sweatshirt

I am creating…a rag quilt with my teenage daughter

I am going…to make hubby a birthday cake.

I am reading…The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher

I am hoping…to get some reading accomplished

I am hearing...the blowing of the furnace and the click of the clock and my virus update on my computer.  ;P

Around the house…all is quiet as hubby is at work and daughters went shopping. yep, without mom.

One of my favorite things…hot chocolate

A few plans for the rest of the week…getting my boxes in the basement organized.

Photo for thought…excuse me, but I thought we were doing school????
CAUGHT ~ dismantling a notebook



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  1. KarenWJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    My daughter and I made a rag quilt a few years ago. Great memories!!

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  2. JerraleaJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    I love a quiet warm house, too ...

    Suzanne Woods Fisher is one of my favorite authors, I know you'll enjoy her books.

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