Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Monday January 20, 2020 |
Morning Time: 10:57 AM PST
"Abel was a keeper of sheep." --Genesis 4:2
As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a
sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his
offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly clear and distinct.
Like the first streak of light which tinges the east at sunrise, it does not
reveal everything, but it clearly manifests the great fact that the sun is
coming. As we see Abel, a shepherd and yet a priest, offering a sacrifice of
sweet smell unto God, we discern our Lord, who brings before His Father a
sacrifice to which Jehovah ever hath respect. Abel was hated by his
brother--hated without a cause; and even so was the Saviour: the natural and
carnal man hated the accepted man in whom the Spirit of grace was found, and
rested not until his blood had been shed. Abel fell, and sprinkled his altar and
sacrifice with his own blood, and therein sets forth the Lord Jesus slain by the
enmity of man while serving as a priest before the Lord. "The good Shepherd
layeth down His life for the sheep." Let us weep over Him as we view Him slain
by the hatred of mankind, staining the horns of His altar with His own blood.
Abel's blood speaketh. "The Lord said unto Cain, 'The voice of thy
brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.'" The blood of Jesus hath a
mighty tongue, and the import of its prevailing cry is not vengeance but mercy.
It is precious beyond all preciousness to stand at the altar of our good
Shepherd! to see Him bleeding there as the slaughtered priest, and then to hear
His blood speaking peace to all His flock, peace in our conscience, peace
between Jew and Gentile, peace between man and his offended Maker, peace all
down the ages of eternity for blood-washed men. Abel is the first shepherd in
order of time, but our hearts shall ever place Jesus first in order of
excellence. Thou great Keeper of the sheep, we the people of Thy pasture bless
Thee with our whole hearts when we see Thee slain for us.
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