C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Friday July 25, 2025

"He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out."-Genesis 39:12
    
    In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of victory but by flight. The ancient naturalists wrote much of basilisks, whose eyes fascinated their victims and rendered them easy victims; so the mere gaze of wickedness puts us in solemn danger. He who would be safe from acts of evil must haste away from occasions of it. A covenant must be made with our eyes not even to look upon the cause of temptation, for such sins only need a spark to begin with and a blaze follows in an instant. Who would wantonly enter the leper's prison and sleep amid its horrible corruption? He only who desires to be leprous himself would thus court contagion. If the mariner knew how to avoid a storm, he would do anything rather than run the risk of weathering it. Cautious pilots have no desire to try how near the quicksand they can sail, or how often they may touch a rock without springing a leak; their aim is to keep as nearly as possible in the midst of a safe channel.
    
    This day I may be exposed to great peril, let me have the serpent's wisdom to keep out of it and avoid it. The wings of a dove may be of more use to me to-day than the jaws of a lion. It is true I may be an apparent loser by declining evil company, but I had better leave my cloak than lose my character; it is not needful that I should be rich, but it is imperative upon me to be pure. No ties of friendship, no chains of beauty, no flashings of talent, no shafts of ridicule must turn me from the wise resolve to flee from sin. The devil I am to resist and he will flee from me, but the lusts of the flesh, I must flee, or they will surely overcome me. O God of holiness preserve thy Josephs, that Madam Bubble bewitch them not with her vile suggestions. May the horrible trinity of the world, the flesh, and the devil, never overcome us!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Apple Crisp in a MUG

you've heard of cakes in a mug? Well, Laura Williams' Musings inspired me this morning with a post she posted on Pies and Crisp in Cast Iron skillet. Check out her post here.  Tonight I wanted a quick dessert so I thought to myself why wouldn't crisp in a mug work.  So I tried it, hubby was guinea pig.  He teasingly asked if he has signed a contract consenting to be guinea pig.  I told him yes, when he signed the marriage license 25+ years ago.    Any way it turned out pretty yummy.  I wish I had taken pictures, but it was kind of the last minute throw together thing so sorry there are no pictures.  Just tell you what I did.  Guess you have to use your imagination with the pictures.  


And now my Apple Crisp in a Mug


Ingredients:  (made 2 large 24 oz. mugs)
4 small-medium apples, peeled and cored and sliced
2 Tablespoons white sugar
1 cup of rolled or quick oats
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1-2 Tablespoons margarine  


Directions:
1.)  in sprayed mugs put apples and sprinkle with white sugar
2.) mix together oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon.  Put this mixture over the apple slices in the mugs
3.)  Place dots of margarine on top of oat mixture
4.)  Microwave for 8 minutes
5.)  Serve hot with ice cream on top.  YUMMY! 


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1 comment:

  1. That sounds good (easy too)!!

    Glad my post inspired you! Thanks for stopping by!

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