E-Sword Daily Devotion by Charles Spurgeon “There is no spot in thee.” - Son_4:7 Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms his praise by a precious negative, “There is no spot in thee.” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that he had only mentioned her comely parts, and had purposely omitted those features which were deformed or defiled, he sums up all by declaring her universally and entirely fair, and utterly devoid of stain. A spot may soon be removed, and is the very least thing that can disfigure beauty, but even from this little blemish the believer is delivered in his Lord’s sight. If he had said there is no hideous scar, no horrible deformity, no deadly ulcer, we might even then have marvelled; but when he testifies that she is free from the slightest spot, all these other forms of defilement are included, and the depth of wonder is increased. If he had but promised to remove all spots by-and-by, we should have had eternal reason for joy; but when he speaks of it as already done, who can restrain the most intense emotions of satisfaction and delight? O my soul, here is marrow and fatness for thee; eat thy full, and be satisfied with royal dainties. Christ Jesus has no quarrel with his spouse. She often wanders from him, and grieves his Holy Spirit, but he does not allow her faults to affect his love. He sometimes chides, but it is always in the tenderest manner, with the kindest intentions: it is “my love” even then. There is no remembrance of our follies, he does not cherish ill thoughts of us, but he pardons and loves as well after the offence as before it. It is well for us it is so, for if Jesus were as mindful of injuries as we are, how could he commune with us? Many a time a believer will put himself out of humour with the Lord for some slight turn in providence, but our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well to take any offence at our ill manners. Good morning Father, good morning Jesus, good morning Holy Spirit, thank You for another day that reminds us of Your new mercies. In our reading this morning, we are reminded of Your cleansing blood Jesus, that makes us without spot or blemish. Our lives are upheld by Your love. In searching our hearts for the reasons of unrest, we see that our sins, faults, and failures are always before us. We are also reminded that You paid the price, and therefore we rush to ask for forgiveness of the sin that so easily besets us. We know it is not You who condemns us, but the Holy Spirit in us that makes us aware of these places that need attention. What an awesome day that we can come in Your name Jesus, AMEN! Laura
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:11:02 +0000
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