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C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Friday August 15, 2025
"Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide."-Genesis 24:63
Very admirable was his occupation. If those who spend so many hours in idle company, light reading, and useless pastimes, could learn wisdom, they would find more profitable society and more interesting engagements in meditation than in the vanities which now have such charms for them. We should all know more, live nearer to God, and grow in grace, if we were more alone. Meditation chews the cud and extracts the real nutriment from the mental food gathered elsewhere. When Jesus is the theme, meditation is sweet indeed. Isaac found Rebecca while engaged in private musings; many others have found their best beloved there.
Very admirable was the choice of place. In the field we have a study hung round with texts for thought. From the cedar to the hyssop, from the soaring eagle down to the chirping grasshopper, from the blue expanse of heaven to a drop of dew, all things are full of teaching, and when the eye is divinely opened, that teaching flashes upon the mind far more vividly than from written books. Our little rooms are neither so healthy, so suggestive, so agreeable, or so inspiring as the fields. Let us count nothing common or unclean, but feel that all created things point to their Maker, and the field will at once be hallowed.
Very admirable was the season. The season of sunset as it draws a veil over the day, befits that repose of the soul when earthborn cares yield to the joys of heavenly communion. The glory of the setting sun excites our wonder, and the solemnity of approaching night awakens our awe. If the business of this day will permit it, it will be well, dear reader, if you can spare an hour to walk in the field at eventide, but if not, the Lord is in the town too, and will meet with thee in thy chamber or in the crowded street. Let thy heart go forth to meet 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.
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