Spurgeon: April AM
* 04/13/AM
"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."