Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon
Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

April 13 | Morning

3 min
•Apr 13, 20266 days ago
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Summary

Charles Spurgeon delivers a devotional meditation on Song of Solomon 1:13, interpreting myrrh as a typology of Jesus Christ. He explores multiple dimensions of this metaphor—abundance, variety, preservation, and divine selection—to illustrate Christ's sufficiency and preciousness to believers.

Insights
  • Spiritual abundance: Christ is presented not as a limited resource but as complete fullness meeting all human needs comprehensively
  • Multifaceted value: Understanding Christ requires examining his diverse roles (prophet, priest, king, friend, shepherd) and attributes across different life contexts
  • Preservation through intimacy: Close communion with Christ protects believers from spiritual loss and deception
  • Discriminating grace: Divine favor is selective and reserved for those who actively cultivate relationship and understanding with Christ
Trends
Typological interpretation of Old Testament texts as framework for understanding New Testament theologyEmphasis on Christ's multidimensional nature across various life domains and spiritual functionsIntegration of sensory and material metaphors (myrrh's fragrance, preservation qualities) to convey abstract spiritual truthsFocus on personal intimacy and communion as prerequisite for accessing spiritual benefits
People
Charles Spurgeon
Host and primary speaker delivering devotional commentary on biblical text
Quotes
"My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh"
Song of Solomon 1:13 (cited by Charles Spurgeon)•Opening
"He is not a drop of it. He is a basketful. He is not a sprig or flower of it, but a whole bundle."
Charles Spurgeon•Early commentary
"In him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily. Everything needful is in him."
Charles Spurgeon•Mid-commentary
"Everywhere, he is a sachet of preciousness."
Charles Spurgeon•Mid-commentary
"Choice and happy are those who can say, My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh."
Charles Spurgeon•Closing
Full Transcript
April 13th morning. My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, song of Solomon chapter 1 verse 13. Myrrh may well be chosen to typify Jesus because of its preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving disinfecting qualities, and its connection with sacrifice. But why is he compared to a sachet of myrrh? First, because it speaks of plenty. He is not a drop of it. He is a basketful. He is not a sprig or flower of it, but a whole bundle. There is nothing Christ for all my needs. Do not let me be slow to avail myself of him. Our well-beloved is compared to a sachet again, for variety. For there is in Christ not only the one thing needful, but in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily. Everything needful is in him. Consider the numerous aspects of Christ, and you will see a marvellous variety. Prophet, priest, king, husband, friend, shepherd. Consider him in his life, death, resurrection, ascension, second coming. View him in his virtue, gentleness, courage, self-denial, love, faithfulness, truth, righteousness. Everywhere, he is a sachet of preciousness. He is a sachet of myrrh for preservation, not loose myrrh tied up, but myrrh to be stored in a container. We must value him as our best treasure. We must prize his words and his ordinances, and we must keep our thoughts of him and our knowledge of him as under lock and key, in case the devil should steal anything from us. Furthermore, Jesus is a sachet of myrrh for speciality. The emblem suggests the idea of distinguishing, discriminating grace. From before the foundation of the world, he was set apart for his people. And he gives his perfume only to those who understand how to enter into communion with him, to have close dealings with him, blessed people, whom the Lord has admitted into his secrets, and for whom he sets himself apart. Choice and happy are those who can say, My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh.