C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Wednesday June 11, 2025

"We love Him because He first loved us."-1 John 4:19
    
    There is no light in the planet but that which proceedeth from the sun; and there is no true love to Jesus in the heart but that which cometh from the Lord Jesus himself. From this overflowing fountain of the infinite love of God, all our love to God must spring. This must ever be a great and certain truth, that we love Him for no other reason than because He first loved us. Our love to Him is the fair offspring of His love to us. Cold admiration, when studying the works of God, anyone may have, but the warmth of love can only be kindled in the heart by God's Spirit. How great the wonder that such as we should ever have been brought to love Jesus at all! How marvellous that when we had rebelled against Him, He should, by a display of such amazing love, seek to draw us back. No! never should we have had a grain of love towards God unless it had been sown in us by the sweet seed of His love to us. Love, then, has for its parent the love of God shed abroad in the heart: but after it is thus divinely born, it must be divinely nourished. Love is an exotic; it is not a plant which will flourish naturally in human soil, it must be watered from above. Love to Jesus is a flower of a delicate nature, and if it received no nourishment but that which could be drawn from the rock of our hearts it would soon wither. As love comes from heaven, so it must feed on heavenly bread. It cannot exist in the wilderness unless it be fed by manna from on high. Love must feed on love. The very soul and life of our love to God is His love to us.
    
    "I love thee, Lord, but with no love of mine,
    For I have none to give;
    I love thee, Lord; but all the love is thine,
    For by thy love I live.
    I am as nothing, and rejoice to be
    Emptied, and lost, and swallowed up in thee."
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Christmas favorites

Rounding Up Christmas Favorites!

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We've gathered up cookies and treats but what about
all the other dishes that make the holidays so special? 

Whether you gather with friends & family for an early gift exchange, host a Christmas brunch or stay home with your own family, what are the recipes that are must-haves for this time of year?
We're rounding 'em all up today, so tell us...

What's YOUR favorite CHRISTMAS recipe?
Could be an appetizer, main dish, bread, soup or dessert!
Share 'em all in today's Recipe Round-Up!

Here's a recipe to inspire you from Christmas with Family & Friends,
our Cookbook of the Week!
Vickie likes to make this casserole ahead of time for those busy present-wrapping nights...just pop it in the oven and enjoy it in an hour!
Savory Chicken & Stuffing
Lori Hurley of McCordsville, Indiana shared this yummy recipe with us. She writes, "If you’d like, this makes a terrific make-ahead meal. Simply cover after topping with cheese, and then refrigerate. When ready to bake, just follow the remainder of the recipe instructions."

M7927 slices white bread,
    crusts trimmed

4 c. cooked chicken,
    chopped

8-oz. can sliced mushrooms,
    drained

8-oz. can sliced water
    chestnuts, drained

10-3/4 oz. can cream of
    mushroom soup

10-3/4 oz. can cream of
    celery soup

1/2 c. mayonnaise
4 eggs, beaten
2 c. milk
1 t. salt
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
2 c. herb-flavored stuffing mix
1 c. butter, melted

Cut each bread slice into 4 triangles. Arrange in a lightly greased 13"x9" baking pan. Layer chicken, mushrooms and water chestnuts over bread. Combine soups and mayonnaise in a medium bowl; spread over top. In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, milk and salt; pour over casserole. Sprinkle top with cheese. In a medium saucepan, sauté stuffing in melted butter. Spread over top of casserole. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for one hour. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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