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Morning and Evening

January 27, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart." — Luke 2:19 · KJV

This blessed woman exercised three powers of her being: her memory — she kept all these things; her affections — she kept them in her heart; and her intellect — she pondered them; so that memory, affection, and understanding were all at work upon the things 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 that preserves a memorial of the heavenly bread on which you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory treasure up everything about Christ that you have felt, or known, or believed, and then let your fond affections hold Him fast forevermore. Love the person of your Lord! Bring out the alabaster box of your heart, though it be broken, and let all the precious ointment of your affection stream over His pierced feet. Let your intellect be exercised about the Lord Jesus. Meditate on what you read; do not stop at the surface, but dive into the depths. Be not like the swallow that touches the brook with her wing, but like the fish that penetrates the lowest wave. Abide with your Lord: let Him not be to you like a traveler who stays only 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 — 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? So be it: if your understanding cannot comprehend Him, let your affections apprehend Him; and if your spirit cannot compass the Lord Jesus in the grasp of understanding, let it embrace Him in the arms of affection.