C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Friday July 18, 2025

"Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path."-Joel 2:8
    
    Locusts always keep their rank, and although their number is legion, they do not crowd upon each other, so as to throw their columns into confusion. This remarkable fact in natural history shows how thoroughly the a Lord has infused the spirit of order into His universe, since the smallest animate creatures are as much controlled by it as are the rolling spheres or the seraphic messengers. It would be wise for believers to be ruled by the same influence in all their spiritual life. In their Christian graces no one virtue should usurp the sphere of another, or eat out the vitals of the rest for its own support. Affection must not smother honesty, courage must not elbow weakness out of the field, modesty must not jostle energy, and patience must not slaughter resolution. So also with our duties, one must not interfere with another; public usefulness must not injure private piety; church work must not push family worship into a corner. It is ill to offer God one duty stained with the blood of another. Each thing is beautiful in its season, but not otherwise. It was to the Pharisee that Jesus said, "This ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone." The same rule applies to our personal position, we must take care to know our place, take it, and keep to it. We must minister as the Spirit has given us ability, and not intrude upon our fellow servant's domain. Our Lord Jesus taught us not to covet the high places, but to be willing to be the least among the brethren. Far from us be an envious, ambitious spirit, let us feel the force of the Master's command, and do as He bids us, keeping rank with the rest of the host. To-night let us see whether we are keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace, and let our prayer be that, in all the churches of the Lord Jesus, peace and order may prevail.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Work In Progress (WIPs) more progress was attempted

WIPs on Wednesdays

I came across Esther's Blog this week and found that she does WIPs on Wednesdays meme.  Sew, I dug a little deeper to see what exactly that was.  I found out it means work in progress (WIP).  Since I've been posting my cross stitch only on FNSI with Heidi and Bobbi I thought I'd share it here because I have worked on it a few times since last month's FNSI.  Which reminds me I won't be able to do FNSI this month because it is scheduled for July 22nd and I'll be at church camp that week.  However, be sure to head over to Heidi's and sign up for the July FNSI.   I was sew disappointed that I'm going to have to miss this month's FNSI.   I figured I'd better work on my cross-stitch  more than once a month or I'm not going to get this thing finished in my mom's (because that is who it it for) life time nor mine either if I don't get a humpin' on it.  ;P  Sew I worked on it last week a little bit and here is what was accomplished....

cross-stitch after June's FNSI


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All that to say this..."Head over to Esther's Blog and check out what others are posting for their WIPs and join the fun by adding your own WIPs to the linky posted there. 

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2 comments:

  1. Carol SaninJuly 6, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    very pretty I haven't touch my cross stitch in ages. Have fun

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  2. Esther AliuJuly 6, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    What beautiful cross stitch. I haven't hand stitched for a while. Thank you for joining in WOW (WIPs On Wednesdays). It's the little progress steps that make the overall difference, that's why I love trying to finish something...or at least acknowledge that there is something which needs finishing -each week.

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