Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Wednesday March 3, 2021 |
Evening Time: 4:02 PM PST
"He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove." --Matthew 3:16
As the Spirit of God descended upon the Lord Jesus, the head, so He also, in
measure, descends upon the members of the mystical body. His descent is to us
after the same fashion as that in which it fell upon our Lord. There is often a
singular rapidity about it; or ever we are aware, we are impelled onward
and heavenward beyond all expectation. Yet is there none of the hurry of earthly
haste, for the wings of the dove are as soft as they are swift. Quietness
seems essential to many spiritual operations; the Lord is in the still small
voice, and like the dew, His grace is distilled in silence. The dove has ever
been the chosen type of purity, and the Holy Spirit is holiness itself.
Where He cometh, everything that is pure and lovely, and of good report, is made
to abound, and sin and uncleanness depart. Peace reigns also where the
Holy Dove comes with power; He bears the olive branch which shows that the
waters of divine wrath are assuaged. Gentleness is a sure result of the
Sacred Dove's transforming power: hearts touched by His benign influence are
meek and lowly henceforth and for ever. Harmlessness follows, as a matter
of course; eagles and ravens may hunt their prey--the turtledove can endure
wrong, but cannot inflict it. We must be harmless as doves. The dove is an apt
picture of love, the voice of the turtle is full of affection; and so,
the soul visited by the blessed Spirit, abounds in love to God, in love to the
brethren, and in love to sinners; and above all, in love to Jesus. The brooding
of the Spirit of God upon the face of the deep, first produced order and
life, and in our hearts, He causes and fosters new life and light. Blessed
Spirit, as Thou didst rest upon our dear Redeemer, even so rest upon us from
this time forward and for ever.
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