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, August 23, 2013

5 Ingredients or Less Recipe Round-Up


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This sweet dip is always a hit at game-day get-togethers (that's how it got its name!) but you'll enjoy it any time of year!

5 Ingredient Touchdown Butterscotch Dip recipe from Gooseberry Patch cookbook, 101 Autumn Recipes

Touchdown Butterscotch Dip
Published in our cookbook, 101 Autumn Recipes, this recipe was originally shared with us by Melanie Lowe of Dover, Delaware. Thanks, Melanie!
101 Autumn Recipes from Gooseberry Patch
2 11-oz. pkgs. butterscotch chips

5-oz. can evaporated milk
2/3 c. chopped pecans
Optional: 1 T. rum extract
apple and pear wedges

Combine butterscotch chips and evaporated milk in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for 45 to 50 minutes, or until chips are softened; stir until smooth. Stir in pecans and extract, if using. Serve warm with fruit. Makes about 3 cups.
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