C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Monday January 13, 2025

"Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber."-1 Kings 22:48
    
    Solomon's ships had returned in safety, but Jehoshaphat's vessels never reached the land of gold. Providence prospers one, and frustrates the desires of another, in the same business and at the same spot, yet the Great Ruler is as good and wise at one time as another. May we have grace to-day, in the remembrance of this text, to bless the Lord for ships broken at Ezion-geber, as well as for vessels freighted with temporal blessings; let us not envy the more successful, nor murmur at our losses as though we were singularly and specially tried. Like Jehoshaphat, we may be precious in the Lord's sight, although our schemes end in disappointment.
    
    The secret cause of Jehoshaphat's loss is well worthy of notice, for it is the root of very much of the suffering of the Lord's people; it was his alliance with a sinful family, his fellowship with sinners. In 2 Chron. 20:37, we are told that the Lord sent a prophet to declare, "Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works." This was a fatherly chastisement, which appears to have been blest to him; for in the verse which succeeds our morning's text we find him refusing to allow his servants to sail in the same vessels with those of the wicked king. Would to God that Jehoshaphat's experience might be a warning to the rest of the Lord's people, to avoid being unequally yoked together with unbelievers! A life of misery is usually the lot of those who are united in marriage, or in any other way of their own choosing, with the men of the world. O for such love to Jesus that, like Him, we may be holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners; for if it be not so with us, we may expect to hear it often said, "The Lord hath broken thy works."
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Need Breakfast in a Hurry and To Go?


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As summer's lazy days draw to a close, schedules seem to fill right up and if you have school-aged kids, the mornings can be the busiest time of day! Even if you're not a mom of little ones anymore, everyone has had their share of mornings when need to grab something quick on their way out the door.
So what's the best way to start the day off right without even setting the table? We're looking for your best breakfasts to enjoy on-the-go...we know you have a few in your recipe box!
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Here's one from our cookbook, 101 Autumn Recipes, that can
be made ahead and is sure to satisfy!
Breakfast Burritos
This tasty (and portable!) breakfast recipe was shared with us by Cherie White from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We love that you can keep it simple with the ingredients below, or add your own breakfast favorites...bacon, onions or mushrooms, anyone?
BreakfastBurritos16-oz. pkg. ground pork
    sausage

8-oz. pkg. shredded
    Mexican-blend cheese

10-oz. can diced tomatoes
    with chiles

5 eggs, beaten
8 10-inch flour tortillas
Brown sausage in a skillet; drain. In a bowl, combine sausage, cheese and tomatoes. Cook eggs in the skillet. Add eggs to sausage mixture and mix thoroughly. Divide mixture evenly among tortillas and roll tightly. Seal tortillas by cooking for one to 2 minutes on a hot griddle sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray. Makes 8 servings.


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