Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Tuesday April 13, 2021 |
Morning Time: 10:08 AM PST
"A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me." --Song of Solomon 1:13
Myrrh may well be chosen as the type of Jesus on account of its
preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its
healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities, and its connection with
sacrifice. But why is He compared to "a bundle of myrrh"? First, for
plenty. He is not a drop of it, He is a casket full. He is not a sprig or flower
of it, but a whole bundle. There is enough in Christ for all my necessities; let
me not be slow to avail myself of Him. Our well-beloved is compared to a
"bundle" again, for variety: for there is in Christ not only the one
thing needful, but in "Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,"
everything needful is in Him. Take Jesus in His different characters, and you
will see a marvellous variety--Prophet, Priest, King, Husband, Friend, Shepherd.
Consider Him in His life, death, resurrection, ascension, second advent; view
Him in His virtue, gentleness, courage, self-denial, love, faithfulness, truth,
righteousness-- everywhere He is a bundle of preciousness. He is a "bundle of
myrrh" for preservation--not loose myrrh tied up, myrrh to be stored in a
casket. We must value Him as our best treasure; we must prize His words and His
ordinances; and we must keep our thoughts of Him and knowledge of Him as under
lock and key, lest the devil should steal anything from us. Moreover, Jesus is a
"bundle of myrrh" for speciality. The emblem suggests the idea of
distinguishing, discriminating grace. From before the foundation of the world,
He was set apart for His people; and He gives forth His perfume only to those
who understand how to enter into communion with Him, to have close dealings with
Him. Oh! blessed people whom the Lord hath admitted into His secrets, and for
whom He sets Himself apart. Oh! choice and happy who are thus made to say, "A
bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me."
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