C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
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"The cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted."-Psalm 104:16
    
    Lebanon's cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their planting entirely to the Lord. This is quite true of every child of God. He is not man-planted, nor self-planted, but God-planted. The mysterious hand of the divine Spirit dropped the living seed into a heart which He had Himself prepared for its reception. Every true heir of heaven owns the great Husbandman as his planter. Moreover, the cedars of Lebanon are not dependent upon man for their watering; they stand on the lofty rock, unmoistened by human irrigation; and yet our heavenly Father supplieth them. Thus it is with the Christian who has learned to live by faith. He is independent of man, even in temporal things; for his continued maintenance he looks to the Lord his God, and to Him alone. The dew of heaven is his portion, and the God of heaven is his fountain. Again, the cedars of Lebanon are not protected by any mortal power. They owe nothing to man for their preservation from stormy wind and tempest. They are God's trees, kept and preserved by Him, and by Him alone. It is precisely the same with the Christian. He is not a hot-house plant, sheltered from temptation; he stands in the most exposed position; he has no shelter, no protection, except this, that the broad wings of the eternal God always cover the cedars which He Himself has planted. Like cedars, believers are full of sap having vitality enough to be ever green, even amid winter's snows. Lastly, the flourishing and majestic condition of the cedar is to the praise of God only. The Lord, even the Lord alone hath been everything unto the cedars, and, therefore David very sweetly puts it in one of the psalms, "Praise ye the Lord, fruitful trees and all cedars." In the believer there is nothing that can magnify man; he is planted, nourished, and protected by the Lord's own hand, and to Him let all the glory be ascribed.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

I Am Gabriel dvd giveaway


WOOHOO.... I'm so excited... ALR has provided me with two copies of this DVD to giveaway to two of my blog readers.  How cool is that.  So you say I don't know anything about this movie.  Well, you'll have to do your homework then.  Return to my review post from last week and read it then return here to enter the giveaway on the rafflecopter.  I will use rafflecopter to choose the winner so make sure you fill out the rafflecopter.  Thanks. 

I'm sorry that I must limit this to US residents only Please.  This giveaway will be open through the end of the month.  I'll draw two winners on Oct. 1st.  Please be sure to leave a way of contact.
Mandatory entry leave comment on blog:  why do you want to win this dvd?  what intrigues you most? 
be sure to fill out rafflecopter too.  thanks.

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Two copies of this DVD were provided for this giveaway by ALRC






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  1. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    love to win because good Christian movies are wonderful to have on hand for when grandkids come over.

    GrandMaC

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  2. cjabdelnourSeptember 22, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    I would like to see how the power of prayer changes people. Cheryl Abdelnour cjabdelnour@hotmail.com

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  3. ChelseaSeptember 23, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    I would love to have this movie because it looks incredibly inspirational

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  4. Jenee-O-RamaSeptember 25, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    I enjoy a good Christian story. We are big fans of Facing the Giants and movies like it, that we can watch together and show our kids. Movies that tell stories about real people who were changed by God.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    I would love to watch a great family movie that is inspiring and shows the answer to prayer
    marypopmom (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  6. sweetmelbelle31September 27, 2012 at 1:11 AM

    We would love to add this movie to our Christian movie collection. It looks great!

    sweetmelbelle31 at yahoo dot com

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