C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Wednesday April 2, 2025

"He answered him to never a word."-Matthew 27:14
    
    He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. "Never man spake like this Man," and never man was silent like Him. Was this singular silence the index of His perfect self-sacrifice? Did it show that He would not utter a word to stay the slaughter of His sacred person, which He had dedicated as an offering for us? Had He so entirely surrendered Himself that He would not interfere in His own behalf, even in the minutest degree, but be bound and slain an unstruggling, uncomplaining victim? Was this silence a type of the defenselessness of sin? Nothing can be said in palliation or excuse of human guilt; and, therefore, He who bore its whole weight stood speechless before His judge. Is not patient silence the best reply to a gainsaying world? Calm endurance answers some questions infinitely more conclusively than the loftiest eloquence. The best apologists for Christianity in the early days were its martyrs. The anvil breaks a host of hammers by quietly bearing their blows. Did not the silent Lamb of God furnish us with a grand example of wisdom? Where every word was occasion for new blasphemy, it was the line of duty to afford no fuel for the flame of sin. The ambiguous and the false, the unworthy and mean, will ere long overthrow and confute themselves, and therefore the true can afford to be quiet, and finds silence to be its wisdom. Evidently our Lord, by His silence, furnished a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. A long defence of Himself would have been contrary to Isaiah's prediction. "He is led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth." By His quiet He conclusively proved Himself to be the true Lamb of God. As such we salute Him this morning. Be with us, Jesus, and in the silence of our heart, let us hear the voice of Thy love.
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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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