The Blended Blog: Daybook Time

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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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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