C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Thursday June 26, 2025

"Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."-2 Peter 1:4
    
    Vanish for ever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your risen Lord. It were ill that a man who is alive in Christ should dwell in the corruption of sin. "Why seek ye the living among the dead?" said the angel to Magdalene. Should the living dwell in the sepulchre? Should divine life be immured in the charnel house of fleshly lust? How can we partake of the cup of the Lord and yet drink the cup of Belial? Surely, believer, from open lusts and sins you are delivered: have you also escaped from the more secret and delusive lime-twigs of the Satanic fowler? Have you come forth from the lust of pride? Have you escaped from slothfulness? Have you clean escaped from carnal security? Are you seeking day by day to live above worldliness, the pride of life, and the ensnaring vice of avarice? Remember, it is for this that you have been enriched with the treasures of God. If you be indeed the chosen of God, and beloved by Him, do not suffer all the lavish treasure of grace to be wasted upon you. Follow after holiness; it is the Christian's crown and glory. An unholy church! it is useless to the world, and of no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hell's laughter, heaven's abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon her by an unholy church. O Christian, the vows of God are upon you. You are God's priest: act as such. You are God's king: reign over your lusts. You are God's chosen: do not associate with Belial. Heaven is your portion: live like a heavenly spirit, so shall you prove that you have true faith in Jesus, for there cannot be faith in the heart unless there be holiness in the life.
    
    "Lord, I desire to live as one
    Who bears a blood-bought name,
    As one who fears but grieving Thee,
    And knows no other shame."
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Favorite ShortCuts anyone?

What's YOUR Favorite Shortcut?

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While we all love homemade flavor, sometimes our busy schedules don't allow us to make everything from scratch. It's these times that we're so thankful for refrigerated pie crust, flavorful ready-made sauces, quick cake mixes and so many more shortcut ingredients.
Always on hand in our pantry, they're part of some of our most-requested recipes, like the rich and chocolatey cake below. We're betting that some of YOU have delicious dishes that put these shortcuts to work too!
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Best & Easiest Chocolate Cake Ever
 Lori Nash of Saint Peters, Missouri sent us this super-simple cake recipe. She writes, "A wonderful friend shared this awesome recipe with me when she made it for my birthday. It’s amazing...and it doesn’t use any oil or eggs!" Be sure to get the cook & serve pudding mix...the instant mix won't give you the same fudgy results.
Ssr3.4-oz. pkg. cook & serve chocolate
    pudding mix
2 c. milk
18-1/4 oz. pkg. chocolate cake mix
12-oz. pkg. semi-sweet or milk
    chocolate chips
1 c. pecan halves

Lightly grease a 13"x9" baking pan with non-stick vegetable spray. Prepare chocolate pudding mix according to package directions using milk. Pour dry cake mix into a bowl; slowly add pudding, stirring constantly to prevent clumping. Batter will be sticky. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 48 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool before serving. Serves 16.

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