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Morning and Evening

January 26, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"All they that heard it wondered at those things." — Luke 2:18 · KJV

We must never cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be hard to draw a line between holy wonder and true worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God's glory, though it may not break into song, or even speak with bowed head in humble prayer, it silently adores. Our incarnate God is to be worshipped as "the Wonderful." That God should consider His fallen creature, man, and instead of sweeping him away with the broom of destruction, should Himself undertake to be man's Redeemer and pay his ransom price — this is indeed marvelous! But to each believer redemption is most marvelous as he sees it in relation to himself. It is a miracle of grace that Jesus should leave the thrones and royalties above to suffer shamefully below for you. Let your soul lose itself in wonder, for wonder is in this way a very practical emotion. Holy wonder will lead you to grateful worship and heartfelt thanksgiving. It will work in you a godly watchfulness, so that you are afraid to sin against such a love as this. Feeling the presence of the mighty God in the gift of His dear Son, you will take your shoes off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. You will be moved at the same time to glorious hope: if Jesus has done such marvelous things for you, you will feel that heaven itself is not too great for your expectation. Who can be astonished at anything, once he has been astonished at the manger and the cross? What is left to wonder at, after one has seen the Savior? Dear reader, it may be that from the quietness and solitude of your life you can scarcely imitate the shepherds of Bethlehem, who told what they had seen and heard; but you can at least complete the circle of worshippers before the throne by wondering at what God has done.