The Blended Blog: Daybook Time

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional

Tuesday April 1, 2025

"Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth."-Song of Solomon 1:2

For several days we have been dwelling upon the Saviour's passion, and for some little time to come we shall linger there. In beginning a new month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as those which glowed in the heart of the elect spouse. See how she leaps at once to Him; there are no prefatory words; she does not even mention His name; she is in the heart of her theme at once, for she speaks of Him who was the only Him in the world to her. How bold is her love! it was much condescension which permitted the weeping penitent to anoint His feet with spikenard-it was rich love which allowed the gentle Mary to sit at His feet and learn of Him-but here, love, strong, fervent love, aspires to higher tokens of regard, and closer signs of fellowship. Esther trembled in the presence of Ahasuerus, but the spouse in joyful liberty of perfect love knows no fear. If we have received the same free spirit, we also may ask the like. By kisses we suppose to be intended those varied manifestations of affection by which the believer is made to enjoy the love of Jesus. The kiss of reconciliation we enjoyed at our conversion, and it was sweet as honey dropping from the comb. The kiss of acceptance is still warm on our brow, as we know that He hath accepted our persons and our works through rich grace. The kiss of daily, present communion, is that which we pant after to be repeated day after day, till it is changed into the kiss of reception, which removes the soul from earth, and the kiss of consummation which fills it with the joy of heaven. Faith is our walk, but fellowship sensibly felt is our rest. Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks. O lover of our souls, be not strange to us; let the lips of Thy blessing meet the lips of our asking; let the lips of Thy fulness touch the lips of our need, and straightway the kiss will be effected.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Daybook Time

Outside my window...I'm watching Goldfinch flit about in the rain

I am thinking…that I need to study for my teacher's exam

I am thankful for...yellow specks that are flitting about in my yard today

From the kitchen…all is quiet.

I am wearing…green culottes with a green/blue stripped Paris Sport club shirt

I am creating…quilt

I am going…to Kohls a little later today

I am reading...Love at any Cost by Julie Lessman

I am hoping…to get to studying as soon as I press publish on this post

I am hearing...the wind blowing with the bird's song

Around the house…it is pretty much quiet here. daughter and hubby at work

One of my favorite things...sun tea

A few plans for the rest of the week…study, study study

Photo(s) for today...watching these guys play in the rain

1 comment:

AnonymousMay 21, 2013 at 10:48 AM
This is my first visit to your home and I enjoyed it very much. I also have a book review blog called For the love of books! Isn't that crazy?! You are one busy lady! All the reading, study time, blog posts, etc... :) Hope your teacher's exam goes well. In my opinion (and it is only mine) this country is in need of great teachers!
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