C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Monday June 23, 2025

"Waiting for the adoption."-Romans 8:23
    
    Even in this world saints are God's children, but men cannot discover them to be so, except by certain moral characteristics. The adoption is not manifested, the children are not yet openly declared. Among the Romans a man might adopt a child, and keep it private for a long time: but there was a second adoption in public; when the child was brought before the constituted authorities its former garments were taken off, and the father who took it to be his child gave it raiment suitable to its new condition of life. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be." We are not yet arrayed in the apparel which befits the royal family of heaven; we are wearing in this flesh and blood just what we wore as the sons of Adam; but we know that "when He shall appear" who is the "first-born among many brethren," we shall be like Him, we shall see Him as He is. Cannot you imagine that a child taken from the lowest ranks of society, and adopted by a Roman senator, would say to himself, "I long for the day when I shall be publicly adopted. Then I shall leave off these plebeian garments, and be robed as becomes my senatorial rank"? Happy in what he has received, for that very reason he groans to get the fulness of what is promised him. So it is with us today. We are waiting till we shall put on our proper garments, and shall be manifested as the children of God. We are young nobles, and have not yet worn our coronets. We are young brides, and the marriage day is not yet come, and by the love our Spouse bears us, we are led to long and sigh for the bridal morning. Our very happiness makes us groan after more; our joy, like a swollen spring, longs to well up like an Iceland geyser, leaping to the skies, and it heaves and groans within our spirit for want of space and room by which to manifest itself to men.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

A Frightfully-Fun Recipe Round-Up



Ahhh Halloween night. A perfect time for tricks, treats, ghosts, Draculas and of course amazing food! We love to snack on candy all night, but we also always serve up a hearty favorite to keep those trick-or-treaters full as they out scaring up some fun. Warm soups & chilis, hearty sandwiches or cozy casseroles...you just can't go wrong!
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Fill up your ghouls and ghosts a big serving of Meatball Sub Casserole before they head out gathering all that candy. This tasty classic from 101 Cozy Casseroles is a sure-fire favorite.


Meatball Sub Casserole
This recipe was shared by our good friend Christi Wroe of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Christi writes, "We love to serve this casserole with a fresh green salad and buttery, tasty garlic bread. It's like eating your favorite meatball sub with a fork!"
 
101 Cozy Casseroles1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 1-inch thick slices
8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 t. Italian seasoning
1/4 t. pepper
2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1-lb. pkg. frozen meatballs, thawed
28-oz. jar pasta sauce
1 c. water
Arrange bread slices in a single layer in an ungreased 13"x9" baking pan; set aside. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise and seasonings; spread over bread slices. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese; set aside. Gently mix together meatballs, spaghetti sauce and water; spoon over cheese. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serves 4.

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