Evening, May 8
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
Job 22:21
"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.