Indeed, "thoughts at the end of January" in 3 days. I woke up with the Lord pressing my heart. Tried to "plug in" and find what He wanted me to know. My desire, according to His will, is to stay true and faithful. I've discovered, in this Christian walk that like Job, the end of life can be increased with sorrow. However, the anticipation that "the best is yet to come," remains according to the "hope the lieth within me."
This heart was impressed to find out what Bro. Spurgeon was thinking about on Jan 27 of his meditations. (
http://www.romans45.org/spurgeon/medit.htm) This is what I discovered;
"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart."—Luke 2:19.
HERE was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of her being: her memory—she kept all these things; her affections—she kept them in her heart; her intellect—she
pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding, were all
exercised about the things which she had heard. Beloved, remember what
you have heard of your Lord Jesus, and what He has done for you; make
your heart the golden pot of manna to preserve the memorial of the
heavenly bread whereon you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory
treasure up everything about Christ which you have either felt, or
known, or believed, and then let your fond affections hold Him
fast for evermore. Love the person of your Lord! Bring forth the
alabaster box of your heart, even though it be broken, and let all the
precious ointment of your affection come streaming on His pierced feet.
Let your intellect be exercised concerning the Lord Jesus. Meditate upon
what you read: stop not at the surface; dive into the depths. Be not as
the swallow which toucheth the brook with her wing, but as the fish
which penetrates the lowest wave. Abide with your Lord: let Him not be
to you as a wayfaring man, that tarrieth for a night, but constrain Him,
saying, "Abide with us, for the day is far spent." Hold Him, and do not
let Him go. The word "ponder, ' means to weigh. Make ready the balances
of judgment. Oh, but where are the scales that can weigh the Lord
Christ? "He taketh up the isles as a very little thing:"—who shall take Him up? "He weigheth the mountains in scales"—in what scales shall we weigh Him?
Be it so, if your understanding cannot comprehend, let your affections
apprehend; and if your spirit cannot compass the Lord Jesus in the grasp
of understanding, let it embrace Him in the arms of affection.
Since today's lesson in the Junior SS class is "Who is Jesus,?" which is an altogether large and mysterious question to ponder, it is evident that Bro. Spurgeon answered it best in the entry above. My heart knows the Lord's voice. However, because I've been "encumbered" about with so many other things, it has been harder to hear Him. I want to hear Him and at Bro. Spurgeon's meditation on yesterday in his time, I am encouraged. I will continue to "ponder" on what I've "known, felt and believe of Him." Then, "hold Him fast" and love Him who will "never leave nor forsake" nor let me go because I am "in the palm of His hand."
Thank you, Lord, for this sweetness to my weary heart.
Thy least servant, Ps 57.7
