C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Wednesday April 2, 2025

"He answered him to never a word."-Matthew 27:14
    
    He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. "Never man spake like this Man," and never man was silent like Him. Was this singular silence the index of His perfect self-sacrifice? Did it show that He would not utter a word to stay the slaughter of His sacred person, which He had dedicated as an offering for us? Had He so entirely surrendered Himself that He would not interfere in His own behalf, even in the minutest degree, but be bound and slain an unstruggling, uncomplaining victim? Was this silence a type of the defenselessness of sin? Nothing can be said in palliation or excuse of human guilt; and, therefore, He who bore its whole weight stood speechless before His judge. Is not patient silence the best reply to a gainsaying world? Calm endurance answers some questions infinitely more conclusively than the loftiest eloquence. The best apologists for Christianity in the early days were its martyrs. The anvil breaks a host of hammers by quietly bearing their blows. Did not the silent Lamb of God furnish us with a grand example of wisdom? Where every word was occasion for new blasphemy, it was the line of duty to afford no fuel for the flame of sin. The ambiguous and the false, the unworthy and mean, will ere long overthrow and confute themselves, and therefore the true can afford to be quiet, and finds silence to be its wisdom. Evidently our Lord, by His silence, furnished a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. A long defence of Himself would have been contrary to Isaiah's prediction. "He is led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth." By His quiet He conclusively proved Himself to be the true Lamb of God. As such we salute Him this morning. Be with us, Jesus, and in the silence of our heart, let us hear the voice of Thy love.
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Cooper and Me and the Military by Moniqe & Alexa Peters

Be sure to read to the end as I'm giving away a copy of this book.



Looking for a good book to read to your child about military then this would be one of them.  This would be a wonderful book to add to the collection for military awareness books.  It is written in rhyme as to keep even the youngest ones interested.  I liked the sample letter given that your child can copy and send off to someone serving our country.  Nice way to teach children to honor those that serve.  There are a few additional pages of activities to do with your child at the end of this book.  Cooper and me books teach many life lessons and feature interactive materials.  They are nice teaching resource tools to have. 

Overview: 

Meet Trooper, Cooper’s best friend, and learn how he was adopted by Gracie and Joe and their parents, who both serve in the military. Find out how this family stays close despite being separated.
Be sure to visit Cooper and Me web site here to find all kinds of fun activities and additional resources. 

find out more information about this book here.

Now for the giveaway.  Thanks to flypropeller for providing a copy of Cooper and Me and the Military to be given away on my site.  Be sure to do the mandatory entry for bonus entries to count.  Please US residents only.  The winner will be drawn on Feb. 25th.  Make sure you also fill out the rafflecopter as that is how the winner will be drawn.  


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In exchange for my honest review a copy of this book was provided for this review and giveaway by flypropeller

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    I found that Cooper and Me blog has some fun pages you can download for kids to do coloring, word searches and more. lovely site. thanks

    GrandmaC

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  2. rubynrebaFebruary 19, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    I would like to get the book, Cooper and Me and the Winter Adventure.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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