Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty. – Isaiah 33:17 The more you know about Christ, the less you will be satisfied with superficial views of Him. The more deeply you study His transactions in the eternal covenant, His guarantees on your behalf as the eternal surety, and the fullness of His grace, which shines in all His offices, the more you will truly “see the King in his beauty.” Give yourself to such contemplation. Long more and more to see Jesus. Meditation and contemplation are often like windows of agate and gates of carbuncle, through which we see the Redeemer. Meditation puts the telescope to the eye and enables us to see Jesus better than we could have seen Him if we had lived in the days when He was on earth. If only our conduct were more heavenly and that we were more taken up with the person, work, and beauty of our incarnate Lord! If we meditated more on Jesus, the beauty of the King would gleam upon us with more resplendence. Beloved, when it is time for us to die, it is very probable that we will have a sight of our glorious King such as we have never had before. Many saints, in dying, have looked up from amid the stormy waters and seen Jesus walking on the waves of the sea. They have heard Him say, “it is I; be not afraid” (Matt 14:27). Ah, yes, when the house begins to shake, and the clay falls away, we see Christ through the openings; and between the rafters, the sunlight of heaven comes streaming in. Yet if we want to see the “king in his beauty” face-to-face, we must go to heaven for the sight, or the King must come here in person. Oh, that He would come on the “wings of the wind” (2 Sam. 22:11)! He is our Husband, and we are widowed by His absence. He is our dear and fair Brother, and we are lonely without Him. Thick veils and clouds hang between our soul and their true life. When will the “day break, and the shadows flee away” (Song 2:17)? Oh, long-expected day, begin! ~ Evening by Evening by Charles Spurgeon Have a blessed week all
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:05:05 +0000
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