11.05.21 LOOK at this Fresh Fruit from my Neighbor! Real Southern Woman
Channel: REAL SOUTHERN WOMAN, COLLARD VALLEY COOK
Date: 2021-11-05

Charles Haddon Spurgeon :: Morning and Evening
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November 5th — Evening Reading
"Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." — Psalm 100:4
Our Lord would have all His people rich in high and happy thoughts concerning His blessed person. 
Jesus is not content that His brethren should think meanly of Him; 
it is His pleasure that His adopted ones should be delighted with His beauty. 
We are not to regard Him as a bare necessary, like to bread and water, but as a luxurious delicacy, as a rare and ravishing delight. 
To this end He has revealed Himself as the "pearl of great price" in its incomparable beauty, 
as the "bundle of myrrh" in its refreshing fragrance, 
as the "rose of Sharon" in its lasting perfume, 
as the "lily" in its spotless purity.

As a help to high thoughts of Christ, remember the estimation that Christ is beyond the skies, 
where things are measured by the right standard. 
Think how God esteems the Only Begotten, 
His unspeakable gift to us. 
Consider what the angels think of Him, as they count it their highest honor to veil their faces at His feet. 
Consider what the blood-washed think of Him, as day without night they sing His well-deserved praises. 
High thoughts of Christ will enable us to act consistently with our relations towards Him. 
The more proudly we see Christ crowned, and the more lowly we are when bowing before the foot of the throne,
 the more truly shall we be prepared to act our part towards Him. 
Our Lord Jesus desires us to think well of Him, that we may submit cheerfully to His authority. 
High thoughts of Him increase our love. Love and esteem go together. 
Therefore, believer, think much of your Master's excellencies. 
Study Him in His original glory, before He took upon Himself your nature! 
Think of the mighty love which drew Him from His throne to die upon the cross! 
Admire Him as He conquers all the powers of hell! See Him risen, crowned, glorified! 
Bow before Him as the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the mighty God, for only then will your love to Him be what it should.
Edited by Tammy Nichols for easy reading on 11/05/2021.