C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Tuesday July 8, 2025

"Tell me I pray thee wherein thy great strength lieth."-Judges 16:6
    
    Where lies the secret strength of faith? It lies in the food it feeds on; for faith studies what the promise is-an emanation of divine grace, an overflowing of the great heart of God; and faith says, "My God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain His Word will be fulfilled." Then faith thinketh, "Who gave this promise?" It considereth not so much its greatness, as, "Who is the author of it?" She remembers that it is God who cannot lie-God omnipotent, God immutable; and therefore concludeth that the promise must be fulfilled; and forward she advances in this firm conviction. She remembereth, why the promise was given,-namely, for God's glory, and she feels perfectly sure that God's glory is safe, that He will never stain His own escutcheon, nor mar the lustre of His own crown; and therefore the promise must and will stand. Then faith also considereth the amazing work of Christ as being a clear proof of the Father's intention to fulfil His word. "He that spared not His own Son, but freely delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Moreover faith looks back upon the past, for her battles have strengthened her, and her victories have given her courage. She remembers that God never has failed her; nay, that He never did once fail any of His children. She recollecteth times of great peril, when deliverance came; hours of awful need, when as her day her strength was found, and she cries, "No, I never will be led to think that He can change and leave His servant now. Hitherto the Lord hath helped me, and He will help me still." Thus faith views each promise in its connection with the promise-giver, and, because she does so, can with assurance say, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life!"
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Some accomplishment...

Handmade by Heidi


Last night was the first of two sew-in nights for Dec. next Friday is the second.  Don't know what a sew-in is? well then you need to head over to Heidi's site here to get the details.  Last night was kind of crazy, but I did manage to get some stitches in in-between times.

I took my daughter to work at 6 pm and hubby was home so I knew I wouldn't have a real lot of time to do much sewing, sew I didn't bother setting up the sewing machine instead I opted to work on the cross-stitch.  After taking daughter to work I hopped into my sweats and got comfy and started stitching I stitched about two hours then hubby and I watched a movie and after the movie I stitched another hour.  here is what I accomplished...

cross-stitch before FNSI
cross-stitch after FNSI

I plan to do FNSI next week too.  I'll probably continue on with cross-stitch as we are going out-of-town to pick up daughter from airport WOOHOO!!!  can't very well take the sewing machine in the car sew the cross-stitch will do while I pass the time away setting in the car. 


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