C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Saturday June 7, 2025

"Be zealous."-Revelation 3:19
    
    If you would see souls converted, if you would hear the cry that "the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord"; if you would place crowns upon the head of the Saviour, and His throne lifted high, then be filled with zeal. For, under God, the way of the world's conversion must be by the zeal of the church. Every grace shall do exploits, but this shall be first; prudence, knowledge, patience, and courage will follow in their places, but zeal must lead the van. It is not the extent of your knowledge, though that is useful; it is not the extent of your talent, though that is not to be despised; it is your zeal that shall do great exploits. This zeal is the fruit of the Holy Spirit: it draws its vital force from the continued operations of the Holy Ghost in the soul. If our inner life dwindles, if our heart beats slowly before God, we shall not know zeal; but if all be strong and vigorous within, then we cannot but feel a loving anxiety to see the kingdom of Christ come, and His will done on earth, even as it is in heaven. A deep sense of gratitude will nourish Christian zeal. Looking to the hole of the pit whence we were digged, we find abundant reason why we should spend and be spent for God. And zeal is also stimulated by the thought of the eternal future. It looks with tearful eyes down to the flames of hell, and it cannot slumber: it looks up with anxious gaze to the glories of heaven, and it cannot but bestir itself. It feels that time is short compared with the work to be done, and therefore it devotes all that it has to the cause of its Lord. And it is ever strengthened by the remembrance of Christ's example. He was clothed with zeal as with a cloak. How swift the chariot-wheels of duty went with Him! He knew no loitering by the way. Let us prove that we are His disciples by manifesting the same spirit of zeal.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Hodge podge of things

today I'm posting a hodge podge of things .  I found this blog hop called Fabric Tuesday so thought this week I'd show you what I found while I was out and about....

future sewing project


this is going to be added to this....


recognize that fabric????  maybe this will help you

finished quilt

in this picture the bottom corner is flipped up so you can see the back side fabric
 if you wish to see past posts on this quilt visit here.

made a matching pillow case

combined together new fabric old fabric I'm going to make a table topper/runner using a paper piece pattern that came across my computer in the last few weeks.  I was hoping to have it completed for the blog hop...I Dream Big!



but that isn't happening.  Blog hop by the way,  it starts today be sure visit the blogs participating to see all the creations and guess what my day is tomorrow so I'll see you tomorrow with my creation.  Sneak peek!!!


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  1. SaraMay 7, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Super cute butterfly project and hope you get a chance to do the paper piecing table runner:)

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