C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Monday May 19, 2025

"And he requested for himself that he might die."-1 Kings 19:4
    
    It was a remarkable thing that the man who was never to die, for whom God had ordained an infinitely better lot, the man who should be carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and be translated, that he should not see death-should thus pray, "Let me die, I am no better than my fathers." We have here a memorable proof that God does not always answer prayer in kind, though He always does in effect. He gave Elias something better than that which he asked for, and thus really heard and answered him. Strange was it that the lion-hearted Elijah should be so depressed by Jezebel's threat as to ask to die, and blessedly kind was it on the part of our heavenly Father that He did not take His desponding servant at his word. There is a limit to the doctrine of the prayer of faith. We are not to expect that God will give us everything we choose to ask for. We know that we sometimes ask, and do not receive, because we ask amiss. If we ask for that which is not promised-if we run counter to the spirit which the Lord would have us cultivate-if we ask contrary to His will, or to the decrees of His providence-if we ask merely for the gratification of our own ease, and without an eye to His glory, we must not expect that we shall receive. Yet, when we ask in faith, nothing doubting, if we receive not the precise thing asked for, we shall receive an equivalent, and more than an equivalent, for it. As one remarks, "If the Lord does not pay in silver, He will in gold; and if He does not pay in gold, He will in diamonds." If He does not give you precisely what you ask for, He will give you that which is tantamount to it, and that which you will greatly rejoice to receive in lieu thereof. Be then, dear reader, much in prayer, and make this evening a season of earnest intercession, but take heed what you ask.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Quilt square challenge


This challenge has been put out by one of my favorite authors on her FB page. 
Wanda E. Brunstetter
Calling all quilters! I'm excited to announce that I'm sponsoring a quilt square drive to benefit Oaklawn, a facility in Goshen, Indiana, that provides mental health services to the Amish community.

I'm requesting that quilters submit a 6-inch quilt square that will be stitched together to create a quilt or several quilts, depending on the number of squares received. The quilt will be auctioned off, with all the proceeds from the auction going to Oaklawn.

The first 250 quilters to submit a quilt square will receive a copy of The Tattered Quilt, my next novel, publishing Aug. 6 by Barbour Publishing.

Submit your quilted 6-inch block by Aug. 31 to Nancy Berland Public Relations, 2816 NW 57th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73112. For questions, please call 1-800-308-3169 or email Stephanie@NancyBerland.com. Submissions may be photographed and used in social media and other promotions.

Thank you!

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