C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Thursday June 12, 2025

"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling."-2 Timothy 1:9
    
    The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, "Who hath saved us." Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God's purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the price which has been paid for him: "It is finished" was the cry of the Saviour ere He died. The believer is also perfectly saved in His covenant head, for as he fell in Adam, so he lives in Christ. This complete salvation is accompanied by a holy calling. Those whom the Saviour saved upon the cross are in due time effectually called by the power of God the Holy Spirit unto holiness: they leave their sins; they endeavour to be like Christ; they choose holiness, not out of any compulsion, but from the stress of a new nature, which leads them to rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but He called them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His workmanship in them. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as much the work of God as the atonement itself. Thus is brought out very sweetly the fulness of the grace of God. Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord is the author of it: and what motive but grace could move Him to save the guilty? Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord works in such a manner that our righteousness is for ever excluded. Such is the believer's privilege-a present salvation; such is the evidence that he is called to it-a holy life.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Mothering by Heart by Robin Jones Gunn

Mothering by Heart 

This morning I woke at 5:45am. The house was silent. Outside our open window the doves began to coo. I blinked, rolled over and then I remembered. I have treasure tucked away in the guest room downstairs. Both of my grown baby birds and their spouses are here. For the first time since we moved to Hawaii all of us are together in this tropical nest. Last night when I slipped into bed the four of them were still out on the lanai, talking in hushed tones and laughing under the stars. 

Oh, the bliss of the golden moments of motherhood. 

The section above is the start of my blog post from 2012. It’s the third part in a series I’ve run this week on “Mothering by Heart”. It's been so sweet to hear your responses as you’ve shared stories from your own journey in the land of mothering.

If you missed the blog posts why not make yourself a cuppa' tea and pop over for a gentle read on Mothering by Heart. The links are below.

Part 1 – Mothering by Heart: Three Mistakes I Made as a Mother 
Part 2 – Mothering by Heart: Three Things I Did Right as a Mother 
Part 3 – Mothering by Heart: The Golden Moments 


Robin Jones Gunn is an award winning, best-selling author of 82 books including the Christy Miller Series for teens and the Sisterchicks® novels for women.







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