"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:19
There was an exercise, on the part of this blessed woman, of three powers of her being:
her affections - she kept them in her heart;
her intellect - she pondered them;
so that memory, affection, and understanding, were all exercised about the things which 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 to preserve the memorial of the heavenly bread whereon you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory treasure up everything about Christ which you have either felt, or known, or believed, and then let your fond affections hold Him fast for evermore.
Love the person of your Lord!
Bring forth the alabaster box of your heart, even though it be broken, and let all the precious ointment of your affection come streaming on His pierced feet. Let your intellect be exercised concerning the Lord Jesus.
Meditate upon what you read:
do not stop at the surface; dive into the depths. Do not be like the swallow which touches the brook with her wing, but like the fish which penetrates the lowest wave.
Develop a close and lasting relationship with your Lord:
let Him not be to you as a stranger, to whom you give a brief greeting, but hold onto 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. Oh, but where are the scales that can weigh the Lord Christ?
"He takes up the isles as a very little thing" - who shall take Him up?
"He weighes the mountains in scales" - in what scales shall we weigh Him?
Be it so, if your understanding cannot comprehend, let your affections apprehend.
And if your spirit cannot compass the Lord Jesus in the grasp of understanding, let it embrace Him in the arms of affection.
adapted from Morning and Evening by C.H. Spurgeon.
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