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C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Thursday May 1, 2025
"His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers."-Song of Solomon 5:13
Lo, the flowery month is come! March winds and April showers have done their work, and the earth is all bedecked with beauty. Come my soul, put on thine holiday attire and go forth to gather garlands of heavenly thoughts. Thou knowest whither to betake thyself, for to thee "the beds of spices" are well known, and thou hast so often smelt the perfume of "the sweet flowers," that thou wilt go at once to thy well-beloved and find all loveliness, all joy in Him. That cheek once so rudely smitten with a rod, oft bedewed with tears of sympathy and then defiled with spittle-that cheek as it smiles with mercy is as fragrant aromatic to my heart. Thou didst not hide Thy face from shame and spitting, O Lord Jesus, and therefore I will find my dearest delight in praising Thee. Those cheeks were furrowed by the plough of grief, and crimsoned with red lines of blood from Thy thorn-crowned temples; such marks of love unbounded cannot but charm my soul far more than "pillars of perfume." If I may not see the whole of His face I would behold His cheeks, for the least glimpse of Him is exceedingly refreshing to my spiritual sense and yields a variety of delights. In Jesus I find not only fragrance, but a bed of spices; not one flower, but all manner of sweet flowers. He is to me my rose and my lily, my heart's ease and my cluster of camphire. When He is with me it is May all the year round, and my soul goes forth to wash her happy face in the morning-dew of His grace, and to solace herself with the singing of the birds of His promises. Precious Lord Jesus, let me in very deed know the blessedness which dwells in abiding, unbroken fellowship with Thee. I am a poor worthless one, whose cheek Thou hast deigned to kiss! O let me kiss Thee in return with the kisses of my lips.
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.
