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C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Sunday July 20, 2025
"And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?"-Jeremiah 2:18
By sundry miracles, by divers mercies, by strange deliverances Jehovah had proved Himself to be worthy of Israel's trust. Yet they broke down the hedges with which God had enclosed them as a sacred garden; they forsook their own true and living God, and followed after false gods. Constantly did the Lord reprove them for this infatuation, and our text contains one instance of God's expostulating with them, "What hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of the muddy river?"-for so it may be translated. "Why dost thou wander afar and leave thine own cool stream from Lebanon? Why dost thou forsake Jerusalem to turn aside to Noph and to Tahapanes? Why art thou so strangely set on mischief, that thou canst not be content with the good and healthful, but wouldst follow after that which is evil and deceitful?" Is there not here a word of expostulation and warning to the Christian? O true believer, called by grace and washed in the precious blood of Jesus, thou hast tasted of better drink than the muddy river of this world's pleasure can give thee; thou hast had fellowship with Christ; thou hast obtained the joy of seeing Jesus, and leaning thine head upon His bosom. Do the trifles, the songs, the honours, the merriment of this earth content thee after that? Hast thou eaten the bread of angels, and canst thou live on husks? Good Rutherford once said, "I have tasted of Christ's own manna, and it hath put my mouth out of taste for the brown bread of this world's joys." Methinks it should be so with thee. If thou art wandering after the waters of Egypt, O return quickly to the one living fountain: the waters of Sihor may be sweet to the Egyptians, but they will prove only bitterness to thee. What hast thou to do with them? Jesus asks thee this question this evening-what wilt thou answer Him?
In Sony
Pictures Animation's The Star, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for
a life
beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to
break
free,
and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up
with
Ruth, a
loveable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations.
Along
with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his
new
friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever
told
-the
first Christmas.
I'm so excited to see this movie. The trailers and promotion items I'm seeing and reading sound absolutely wonderful. It's the Christmas story from the eyes of the animals. Yep, talking animals. Kids of all ages are going to love this movie. Oprah Winfrey is one of the animal voices. Be sure to visit the web site to learn more. Get the scoop before the movie comes out. There are all kinds of activities to do: download them for hours of fun activities. There's posters, cards and many other items to download. There is even an animated coloring book. I had fun playing around with that. The resource page is a good page to look at there many resources for this movie...books you can buy, the sound track and other things. Every time I go on their site I find something new and interesting.
