"The needle that hath been touched with the loadstone may be shaken and agitated, but it never rests until it turns toward the pole."
Thus our heart's affections when once magnetized by the love of Christ find no rest except thy turn to him. The cares and labors of the day may carry the thoughts of other objects, even as a finger may turn the needle to the east or west, but no sooner is the pressure removed than the thoughts fly to the Well-beloved just as the needle moves to its place. We are unable to rest anywhere but in Jesus. The new birth has disqualified us for contentment with the world, and hence we have no choice but to find our all in Christ. Blessed necessity! Driven to Jesus by an unrest which finds no remedy elsewhere! Drawn to Jesus by an impulse which we have no desire to resist! It is our life's business and our heart's delight to point to him so plainly that if any woul see Jesus they have only to look in the direction in which our whole being is pointing. We are subject to many deflections and disturbances, but thou knowest, O Lord, that our inmost soul seeks after thy self."
Illustrations and Meditations by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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