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 passes 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
Savior, 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 Savior,
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.
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