Spurgeon: May PM
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"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.