I cannot know Jesus through another person’s acquaintance with him. No, I must know him myself; I must know him on my own account. It will be an intelligent knowledge...as the Word reveals him.
I must know his natures, divine and human. I must know his offices—his attributes—his works—his shame—his glory.
I must meditate upon him until I “comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.”
It will be an affectionate knowledge of him; indeed, if I know him at all, I must love him. An ounce of heart knowledge is worth a ton of head learning...
To conclude; this knowledge of Christ Jesus will be a most happy one; in fact, so elevating, that sometimes it will completely bear me up above all trials, and doubts, and sorrows; and it will, while I enjoy it, make me something more than “Man that is born of woman, who lives but a few days, which are full of trouble”; for it will fling about me the immortality of the ever living Saviour, and gird me with his eternal joy.
Come, my soul, sit at Jesus’s feet and learn of him all this day.
Spurgeon, C. H. from Morning and evening: Daily readings
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