Spurgeon: May PM
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"Acquaint now thyself with Him."
--Job 22:21
If we would rightly "acquaint ourselves with God, and be at
peace," we must know Him as He has revealed Himself, not only in
the unity of His essence and subsistence , but also in the
plurality of His persons . God said, "Let us make man in our own
image"--let not man be content until he knows something of the
"us" from whom his being was derived. Endeavour to know the
Father; bury your head in His bosom in deep repentance, and
confess that you are not worthy to be called His son; receive
the kiss of His love; let the ring which is the token of His
eternal faithfulness be on your finger; sit at His table and let
your heart make merry in His grace. Then press forward and seek
to know much of the Son of God who is the brightness of His
Father's glory, and yet in unspeakable condescension of grace
became man for our sakes; know Him in the singular complexity of
His nature: eternal God, and yet suffering, finite man; follow
Him as He walks the waters with the tread of deity, and as He
sits upon the well in the weariness of humanity. Be not
satisfied unless you know much of Jesus Christ as your Friend,
your Brother, your Husband, your all. Forget not the Holy
Spirit ; endeavour to obtain a clear view of His nature and
character, His attributes, and His works. Behold that Spirit of
the Lord, who first of all moved upon chaos, and brought forth
order; who now visits the chaos of your soul, and creates the
order of holiness. Behold Him as the Lord and giver of spiritual
life, the Illuminator, the Instructor, the Comforter, and the
Sanctifier. Behold Him as, like holy unction, He descends upon
the head of Jesus, and then afterwards rests upon you who are
as the skirts of His garments. Such an intelligent, scriptural,
and experimental belief in the Trinity in Unity is yours if you
truly know God; and such knowledge brings peace indeed .