24 DECEMBER (1876)
The great birthday
‘The angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.’ Luke 2:10
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Hebrews 1:1–9
The angel tells us that this Saviour ‘is Christ the Lord’; there is much gladness in that fact. ‘Christ’ signified anointed. Our Lord is anointed in a threefold sense, as prophet, priest and king. It has been well observed that this anointing, in its threefold power, never rested upon any other man. There have been kingly prophets, like David; there was one kingly priest, Melchisedec; there have also been priestly prophets, such as Samuel. Thus two of the offices have been united in one man, but all three—prophet, priest and king—never met in one thrice-anointed being until Jesus came. We have the fullest anointing conceivable in Christ, who is anointed ‘with the oil of gladness above his fellows, and who, as the Messiah, the sent One of God, is completely prepared and qualified for all the work of our salvation.
Let our hearts be glad. We have not a nominal Saviour, but a Saviour fully equipped, one who in all points is like ourselves, for he is man, but who in all points is fit to help the feebleness which he espoused, for he is the anointed man. See what an intimate mingling of the divine and human is found in the angels’ song. They sing of him as ‘Saviour’, and a Saviour must be divine, in order to save from death and hell, yet the title is drawn from his dealings with humanity. Then they sing of him as ‘Christ’, and that must be human, for only man can be anointed, yet that unction comes from the Godhead. Sound forth the trumpets for this marvelously Anointed One, and rejoice in him who is your priest to cleanse you, your prophet to instruct you, and your king to deliver you.
FOR MEDITATION: In his one person the Lord Jesus Christ surpasses all who took part in the Christmas story. Angels announced his birth (Luke 2:9–13), but he is superior to angelic spirits (Hebrews 1:4, 14). Rulers had an interest in the place of his birth (Matthew 2:3–6; Luke 2:1–6), but he is King of sovereigns (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16). Wise men came to worship him (Matthew 2:1–2), but he is wiser than the wisest of sages (Matthew 12:42; Colossians 2:2–3). Shepherds hurried to see him (Luke 2:15–20), but he is the chief of shepherds (1 Peter 5:4).
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 369.
The great birthday
‘The angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.’ Luke 2:10
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Hebrews 1:1–9
The angel tells us that this Saviour ‘is Christ the Lord’; there is much gladness in that fact. ‘Christ’ signified anointed. Our Lord is anointed in a threefold sense, as prophet, priest and king. It has been well observed that this anointing, in its threefold power, never rested upon any other man. There have been kingly prophets, like David; there was one kingly priest, Melchisedec; there have also been priestly prophets, such as Samuel. Thus two of the offices have been united in one man, but all three—prophet, priest and king—never met in one thrice-anointed being until Jesus came. We have the fullest anointing conceivable in Christ, who is anointed ‘with the oil of gladness above his fellows, and who, as the Messiah, the sent One of God, is completely prepared and qualified for all the work of our salvation.
Let our hearts be glad. We have not a nominal Saviour, but a Saviour fully equipped, one who in all points is like ourselves, for he is man, but who in all points is fit to help the feebleness which he espoused, for he is the anointed man. See what an intimate mingling of the divine and human is found in the angels’ song. They sing of him as ‘Saviour’, and a Saviour must be divine, in order to save from death and hell, yet the title is drawn from his dealings with humanity. Then they sing of him as ‘Christ’, and that must be human, for only man can be anointed, yet that unction comes from the Godhead. Sound forth the trumpets for this marvelously Anointed One, and rejoice in him who is your priest to cleanse you, your prophet to instruct you, and your king to deliver you.
FOR MEDITATION: In his one person the Lord Jesus Christ surpasses all who took part in the Christmas story. Angels announced his birth (Luke 2:9–13), but he is superior to angelic spirits (Hebrews 1:4, 14). Rulers had an interest in the place of his birth (Matthew 2:3–6; Luke 2:1–6), but he is King of sovereigns (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16). Wise men came to worship him (Matthew 2:1–2), but he is wiser than the wisest of sages (Matthew 12:42; Colossians 2:2–3). Shepherds hurried to see him (Luke 2:15–20), but he is the chief of shepherds (1 Peter 5:4).
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 369.
24 DECEMBER (1876)
The great birthday
‘The angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.’ Luke 2:10
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Hebrews 1:1–9
The angel tells us that this Saviour ‘is Christ the Lord’; there is much gladness in that fact. ‘Christ’ signified anointed. Our Lord is anointed in a threefold sense, as prophet, priest and king. It has been well observed that this anointing, in its threefold power, never rested upon any other man. There have been kingly prophets, like David; there was one kingly priest, Melchisedec; there have also been priestly prophets, such as Samuel. Thus two of the offices have been united in one man, but all three—prophet, priest and king—never met in one thrice-anointed being until Jesus came. We have the fullest anointing conceivable in Christ, who is anointed ‘with the oil of gladness above his fellows, and who, as the Messiah, the sent One of God, is completely prepared and qualified for all the work of our salvation.
Let our hearts be glad. We have not a nominal Saviour, but a Saviour fully equipped, one who in all points is like ourselves, for he is man, but who in all points is fit to help the feebleness which he espoused, for he is the anointed man. See what an intimate mingling of the divine and human is found in the angels’ song. They sing of him as ‘Saviour’, and a Saviour must be divine, in order to save from death and hell, yet the title is drawn from his dealings with humanity. Then they sing of him as ‘Christ’, and that must be human, for only man can be anointed, yet that unction comes from the Godhead. Sound forth the trumpets for this marvelously Anointed One, and rejoice in him who is your priest to cleanse you, your prophet to instruct you, and your king to deliver you.
FOR MEDITATION: In his one person the Lord Jesus Christ surpasses all who took part in the Christmas story. Angels announced his birth (Luke 2:9–13), but he is superior to angelic spirits (Hebrews 1:4, 14). Rulers had an interest in the place of his birth (Matthew 2:3–6; Luke 2:1–6), but he is King of sovereigns (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16). Wise men came to worship him (Matthew 2:1–2), but he is wiser than the wisest of sages (Matthew 12:42; Colossians 2:2–3). Shepherds hurried to see him (Luke 2:15–20), but he is the chief of shepherds (1 Peter 5:4).
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 369.
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