Morning, October 14
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
Philippians 3:8
"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord."
Philippians 3:8
Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. 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--I must know him, not as the visionary dreams of
him, but 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.
Our knowledge of him will be a satisfying knowledge. When I know my
Saviour, my mind will be full to the brim--I shall feel that I have
that which my spirit panted after. "This is that bread whereof if a man
eat he shall never hunger." At the same time it will be an exciting
knowledge; the more I know of my Beloved, the more I shall want to
know. The higher I climb the loftier will be the summits which invite
my eager footsteps. I shall want the more as I get the more. Like the
miser's treasure, my gold will make me covet more. 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 is of few days, and
full of trouble"; for it will fling about me the immortality of the
ever living Saviour, and gird me with the golden girdle of his eternal
joy. Come, my soul, sit at Jesus's feet and learn of him all this day.