Christ, Secret Rest in – Charles Spurgeon

T H E L o r d J e s u s give s t o h i s p e o p l e a p r i c e l e s s c a s k e t, c a l l e d t h e g i f t o f rest; i t i s set w i t h b r i l l i a n ts a n d i n l aid with gems, a n d the su bsta n ce thereo f is o f w r o u g ht g o l d; w h o eve r p ossesses it feels a n d k nows th at his war fare is ac com plished an d his sin is par doned. After awhile the hap p y owner begins to examine his treasure . It is all his own, b ut he has not yet seen it all, for one day he detects a secret drawer, he tou ches a hidden spring, and lo! before him lies a priceless Ko-i-noor surpassing all the rest . It had been given him it is certain, b ut he had not seen it at first, and therefore he finds it. Jesus Christ gives us in the gift of himself all the rest we can ever enjoy, even Heaven’s rest lies in him; but after we have received him we have to learn his value, and find out b y the teaching of his Spirit the fullness of the rest which he bestows.