C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Saturday April 5, 2025

"Before honour is humility."-Proverbs 15:33
    
    Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, "He descended that He might ascend"? so must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as agrain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
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Friday, April 26, 2013

Mother's Day Movie Night giveaway

Here's your chance to thank mom for all she's done.  Team up with Warner Brothers and give her a movie she'll watch over and over again.

 Win one of the following Blu-ray titles
(Prize will be chosen randomly from the titles below!)
- A Star is Born (1976) (Blu-ray)
- Cabaret (1972) (Blu-ray)








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 Closing day of giveaway May 12, 2013
 
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    My real mom died when I was little. I had a step mom who also died so therefore I was the mom of my little sister and brother.

    GrandMaC

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  2. Linda KishApril 26, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    My mom passed away three years ago. She was 88. She was really terrific. She was the one I shared all of my books with.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  3. imbigwillieApril 26, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    She loves pizza!

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  4. VickyApril 27, 2013 at 3:27 AM

    My mom is a great cook!

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  5. MadonnaApril 27, 2013 at 4:27 PM

    My mom has always made time for me even when I was being absolutely annoying

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  6. MadonnaApril 27, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    Waking up after sleeping in, I'm greeted with a breakfast of French Toast.
    I'm spending the morning relaxing while watching my all-time favorite musical My Fair Lady. I remember watching it for the first time when I was 8 years old.
    Of course, I can't watch this movie without my favorite move snack Buttered Popcorn!
    For lunch, my friends and I are taken to dine at Olive Garden. Boquets of Orchids greet us on arrival.
    On our way home, our car unexpectedly hits a time warp and we're teleported back to the set of my favorite romance film!
    I find myself playing the role of my favorite character Ilsa.
    Suddenly, I'm Hollywood's next big star! I'm strutting down every red carpet and being invited to all the exclusive premieres...I'm even dating the cutest movie star Adrian Paul and our celebrity couple name is Madrian.
    Suddenly I wake up and find myself safely back in my bed. Looks like I must have dozed off and started dreaming!

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  7. AnonymousApril 29, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    fluffy pancakes and sausage

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  8. AnonymousMay 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    My mom made quilts for all her grandchildren (the ones she had before she passed away) even though she had no formal training. She just did it the best way she knew how and they turned out wonderful. It inspired me to try quilting.

    senstrings at yahoo.com

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  9. KTMay 8, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    hmmm my mom make a killer bowl of chilli

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  10. LoriMay 8, 2013 at 10:08 PM

    My mom was all around the best ever. She taught me how to listen to the Holy Spirits voice and how to pray. She helped me to become a prayer warrior. I love to pray even to this day. Especially for others.

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  11. LoriMay 8, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Of course I cant watch this movie w/o my favorite snack of sliced apples and cheese.

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