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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Friday, May 31, 2013

Recipe Round-Up: Kid-Friendly Recipes

Kid Friendly Recipe Round-Up from Gooseberry Patch
Whether you still have kids at home or look forward to visits from your favorite little people, we all like to keep a recipe or two in our back pocket to treat the kids! It could be a special blueberry pancake for breakfast, silly sandwich faces for lunch or an individual size pizza for dinner.
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This treat is always welcome, whether after school or after dinner! Found in our cookbook, Kids in the Kitchen, gummy worms never fail to make 'em giggle! 


Cups of Dirt with Worms
Kids in the Kitchen cookbook from Gooseberry Patch3.9-oz. pkg. instant chocolate
    pudding mix
2 cups milk
8-oz. container frozen whipped
    topping, thawed
16-oz. pkg. chocolate sandwich
    cookies
8 to 10 7-oz. plastic cups
gummy worms

Mix pudding mix and milk as directed on the box using an electric mixer. Fold in whipped topping. Place 8 to 10 cookies in a gallon-size plastic zipping bag.Roll over the cookies with a rolling pin carefully until they are crumbly but not crushed. Repeat with remaining cookies. Place a spoonful of cookie crumbles in the bottom of each cup. Fill cups half-full with pudding mixture. Top with more cookies and repeat until cups are full. Decorate with gummy worms and enjoy!
Serves 8 to 10.
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