C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Saturday May 31, 2025

"The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron."-2 Samuel 15:23
    
    David passed that gloomy brook when flying with his mourning company from his traitor son. The man after God's own heart was not exempt from trouble, nay, his life was full of it. He was both the Lord's Anointed, and the Lord's Afflicted. Why then should we expect to escape? At sorrow's gates the noblest of our race have waited with ashes on their heads, wherefore then should we complain as though some strange thing had happened unto us?
    
    The KING of kings himself was not favoured with a more cheerful or royal road. He passed over the filthy ditch of Kidron, through which the filth of Jerusalem flowed. God had one Son without sin, but not a single child without the rod. It is a great joy to believe that Jesus has been tempted in all points like as we are. What is our Kidron this morning? Is it a faithless friend, a sad bereavement, a slanderous reproach, a dark foreboding? The King has passed over all these. Is it bodily pain, poverty, persecution, or contempt? Over each of these Kidrons the King has gone before us. "In all our afflictions He was afflicted." The idea of strangeness in our trials must be banished at once and for ever, for He who is the Head of all saints, knows by experience the grief which we think so peculiar. All the citizens of Zion must be free of the Honourable Company of Mourners, of which the Prince Immanuel is Head and Captain.
    
    Notwithstanding the abasement of David, he yet returned in triumph to his city, and David's Lord arose victorious from the grave; let us then be of good courage, for we also shall win the day. We shall yet with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation, though now for a season we have to pass by the noxious streams of sin and sorrow. Courage, soldiers of the Cross, the King himself triumphed after going over Kidron, and so shall you.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Sqeaked some SEWing in...

Handmade by Heidi

 Well, I didn't get as much sewing done last night for Oct's FNSI as I was hoping.  Hubby came home Thursday night and made the announcement, "By the way, I work a midshift tomorrow night (10am-7pm)"  Oh, bummer there goes my sewing night I thought; however, I did manage to get a little sewing in at different times.  I started early  hehehehe.  like in the am. Daughter didn't have school so we decided to watch a movie before lunch, have lunch then make a quick, hehehe, trip to Wal-Mart before she had to be back for work.  Anyway while we watched the movie I did work on getting all the bears (remember I'm making 5 of these guys) parts turned and ready for stuffing.  Then took a break and was able to do about an hour of sewing after I got her to work before my hubby got home.  Then took a break and watched a movie with hubby.  After the movie he wanted to read his news for the day on the computer so I sewed a little more before we headed to bed.  So my sewing wasn't all in one setting it was spread through out the day.  However, did manage to complete one bear fully.  I think he looks like a mouse instead of a bear and there are a few mistakes, but for the first guy (remember I'm making 5 of these guys) he didn't turn out too awfully bad now for the pictures.  Sorry for the quality of one picture it was hard to take pictures and be in them at the same time. 












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3 comments:

  1. BreeOctober 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    aww, he's a cute little mouse-bear!

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  2. JandiOctober 23, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    What a cute mouse! Love it!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Whether he looks like a bear or a mouse, he's still a cute little softie and someone is sure to love him.

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