The Blended Blog: Fun Summer adventrue books with Ellie

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional

Saturday June 28, 2025

"Looking unto Jesus."-Hebrews 12:2

    It is ever the Holy Spirit's work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan's work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, "Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do not repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you have not the joy of His children; you have such a wavering hold of Jesus." All these are thoughts about self, and we shall never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self: He tells us that we are nothing, but that "Christ is all in all." Remember, therefore, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument-it is Christ's blood and merits; therefore, look not so much to thy hand with which thou art grasping Christ, as to Christ; look not to thy hope, but to Jesus, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith. We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by "looking unto Jesus." Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at night look to Him. Oh! let not thy hopes or fears come between thee and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.

    "My hope is built on nothing less
    Than Jesu's blood and righteousness:
    I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
    But wholly lean on Jesus' name."

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Fun Summer adventrue books with Ellie

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Ellie-Elephant-Ellies/dp/099636353X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1470862361&sr=8-5&pldnSite=1

I have two books I want to spotlight here. They both are fun summer here to find out more information about these picture books. The pictures are real photos of Ellie visiting the farm or on a camping trip as with her other themes. and I love them I've read other books that have been written about Ellie and haven't been disappointed yet. Visit EllieAdventures.com

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Ellie-Elephant-Camps/dp/0996363548/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1486560895&sr=8-8&keywords=marci%20fair&pldnSite=1#customerReviews

reading themes: camping and farm. What better way to enjoy and spend a summer day than to go visit a farm or go on a camping adventure. Those are just the adventures your child will go on with Ellie the Elephant when
you read these two amazing adventure books. Ellie books are so awesome. I've added them to my classroom library and the students love to pick them up and look at them and make connections with the book.