C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Sunday June 22, 2025

"He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory."-Zechariah 6:13
    
    Christ Himself is the builder of His spiritual temple, and He has built it on the mountains of His unchangeable affection, His omnipotent grace, and His infallible truthfulness. But as it was in Solomon's temple, so in this; the materials need making ready. There are the "Cedars of Lebanon," but they are not framed for the building; they are not cut down, and shaped, and made into those planks of cedar, whose odoriferous beauty shall make glad the courts of the Lord's house in Paradise. There are also the rough stones still in the quarry, they must be hewn thence, and squared. All this is Christ's own work. Each individual believer is being prepared, and polished, and made ready for his place in the temple; but Christ's own hand performs the preparation-work. Afflictions cannot sanctify, excepting as they are used by Him to this end. Our prayers and efforts cannot make us ready for heaven, apart from the hand of Jesus, who fashioneth our hearts aright.
    
    As in the building of Solomon's temple, "there was neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house," because all was brought perfectly ready for the exact spot it was to occupy-so is it with the temple which Jesus builds; the making ready is all done on earth. When we reach heaven, there will be no sanctifying us there, no squaring us with affliction, no planing us with suffering. No, we must be made meet here-all that Christ will do beforehand; and when He has done it, we shall be ferried by a loving hand across the stream of death, and brought to the heavenly Jerusalem, to abide as eternal pillars in the temple of our Lord.
    
    "Beneath His eye and care,
    The edifice shall rise,
    Majestic, strong, and fair,
    And shine above the skies."
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Friday, October 12, 2012

Nice Fall taste...






OK I must admit this is not my original; however, I don't remember what site I got the recipe from...I just know it was quick and easy and oh so yummy....I was surfing and got stuck at this one site looking at all the yummy recipes and unfortunately I forgot to save the page... ARGH!  Any way here it the recipe for a White Chocolate/pumpkin spice Hot Chocolate.

Mix in saucepan 2 cups of milk and 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips.  put on stovetop and heat til the chips are melted and milk is desired temp.  As always stir and do not burn the milk  (may also do this in microwave if you desire and as always make sure the container is microwave safe)  After chocolate is melted and milk is desired temp whip in 1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.  Once mixed well pour into favorite mug and top with whipped cream topping it off with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.  Now enjoy.  oh, so yummy...If you are a marshmallow lover I guess you could top with the new pumpkin spice marshmallows out by Kraft.




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