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A Spurgeon Devotion:
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Spiritual Appetite for Jesus Christ |
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John 21:12
Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. |
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| In these words the believer
is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. "Come and dine,"
implies the same table, the same meat; ay, and sometimes it
means to sit side by side, and lean our head upon the Saviour's bosom.
It is being brought into the banqueting-house, where waves the
banner of redeeming love. "Come and dine," gives us a
vision of union with Jesus, because the only food that we can
feast upon when we dine with Jesus is Himself. Oh, what union is
this! It is a depth which reason cannot fathom, that we thus feed
upon Jesus. "He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood,
dwelleth in Me, and I in him." It is also an invitation to
enjoy fellowship with the saints. Christians may differ on a
variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and
if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of
life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus
we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we
pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you
will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are
like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. If we were
more near to Jesus we should be more near to one another. We
likewise see in these words the source of strength for every
Christian. To look at Christ is to live, but for strength to serve
Him you must "come and dine." We labour under much
unnecessary weakness on account of neglecting this percept of the
Master. We none of us need to put ourselves on low diet; on the
contrary, we should fatten on the marrow and fatness of the gospel
that we may accumulate strength therein, and urge every power to
its full tension in the Master's service. Thus, then, if you would
realize nearness to Jesus, union with Jesus, love to His people
and strength from Jesus, "come and dine" with Him by
faith. (from Morning Devotions, October 16th.) |
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