Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Friday May 22, 2020 |
Evening Time: 7:41 PM PST
"Behold, Thou art fair, my Beloved." --Song of Solomon 1:16
From every point our Well-beloved is most fair. Our various experiences are
meant by our heavenly Father to furnish fresh standpoints from which we may view
the loveliness of Jesus; how amiable are our trials when they carry us aloft
where we may gain clearer views of Jesus than ordinary life could afford us! We
have seen Him from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, and He
has shone upon us as the sun in his strength; but we have seen Him also "from
the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards," and He has lost none of
His loveliness. From the languishing of a sick bed, from the borders of the
grave, have we turned our eyes to our soul's spouse, and He has never been
otherwise than "all fair." Many of His saints have looked upon Him from the
gloom of dungeons, and from the red flames of the stake, yet have they never
uttered an ill word of Him, but have died extolling His surpassing charms. Oh,
noble and pleasant employment to be for ever gazing at our sweet Lord Jesus! Is
it not unspeakably delightful to view the Saviour in all His offices, and to
perceive Him matchless in each?--to shift the kaleidoscope, as it were, and to
find fresh combinations of peerless graces? In the manger and in eternity, on
the cross and on His throne, in the garden and in His kingdom, among thieves or
in the midst of cherubim, He is everywhere "altogether lovely." Examine
carefully every little act of His life, and every trait of His character, and He
is as lovely in the minute as in the majestic. Judge Him as you will, you cannot
censure; weigh Him as you please, and He will not be found wanting. Eternity
shall not discover the shadow of a spot in our Beloved, but rather, as ages
revolve, His hidden glories shall shine forth with yet more inconceivable
splendour, and His unutterable loveliness shall more and more ravish all
celestial minds.
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