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Morning and Evening

September 3, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Thou whom my soul loveth." — Song of Songs 1:7 · KJV

It is good to be able, without any "if" or "but," to say of the Lord Jesus, "Thou whom my soul loveth." Many can only say of Jesus that they hope they love Him, that they trust they love Him; but only a poor and shallow experience will rest content there. No one ought to give his spirit any rest until he is quite sure about a matter of such vital importance. We should not be satisfied with a superficial hope that Jesus loves us, and a bare trust that we love Him. The old saints did not generally speak with "buts" and "ifs" and "hopes" and "trusts," but plainly and positively. "I know whom I have believed," says Paul. "I know that my Redeemer liveth," says Job. Get positive knowledge of your love to Jesus, and be not satisfied until you can speak of your interest in Him as a reality, made sure by the witness of the Holy Spirit and His seal upon your soul by faith. True love to Christ is in every case the Holy Spirit's work, wrought in the heart by Him; He is its efficient cause. But the reason we love Jesus lies in Himself. Why do we love Jesus? Because He first loved us. Why do we love Jesus? Because He "gave Himself for us." We have life through His death, and peace through His blood; though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor. Why do we love Jesus? Because of the excellence of His person. We are filled with a sense of His beauty, an admiration of His charms, a consciousness of His infinite perfection! His greatness, goodness, and loveliness combine in one resplendent ray to enchant the soul, until it is so ravished that it cries, "Yea, He is altogether lovely." Blessed love — a love that binds the heart with chains softer than silk, yet firmer than steel!