C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Tuesday July 22, 2025

"Behold the Man!"-John 19:5
    
    If there be one place where our Lord Jesus most fully becomes the joy and comfort of His people, it is where He plunged deepest into the depths of woe. Come hither, gracious souls, and behold the Man in the garden of Gethsemane; behold His heart so brimming with love that He cannot hold it in-so full of sorrow that it must find a vent. Behold the bloody sweat as it distils from every pore of His body, and falls upon the ground. Behold the Man as they drive the nails into His hands and feet. Look up, repenting sinners, and see the sorrowful image of your suffering Lord. Mark Him, as the ruby drops stand on the thorn-crown, and adorn with priceless gems the diadem of the King of Misery. Behold the Man when all His bones are out of joint, and He is poured out like water and brought into the dust of death; God hath forsaken Him, and hell compasseth Him about. Behold and see, was there ever sorrow like unto His sorrow that is done unto Him? All ye that pass by draw near and look upon this spectacle of grief, unique, unparalleled, a wonder to men and angels, a prodigy unmatched. Behold the Emperor of Woe who had no equal or rival in His agonies! Gaze upon Him, ye mourners, for if there be not consolation in a crucified Christ there is no joy in earth or heaven. If in the ransom price of His blood there be not hope, ye harps of heaven, there is no joy in you, and the right hand of God shall know no pleasures for evermore. We have only to sit more continually at the cross foot to be less troubled with our doubts and woes. We have but to see His sorrows, and our sorrows we shall be ashamed to mention; we have but to gaze into His wounds and heal our own. If we would live aright it must be by the contemplation of His death; if we would rise to dignity, it must be by considering His humiliation and His sorrow.
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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:

  1. 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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