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Spices
“Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them” (Luke 24:1).
After His death, those who loved the Lord Jesus had diligently prepared fragrant spices for the body of the One they loved. However, arriving at the tomb on the first day of the week, they found that He was not there but had risen. Others, it seems, arrived too, but without spices.
Preparing spices would typify our ready worship and praise as a result of our enjoyment of the person and work of Christ. Have we prepared fragrant spices of appreciation this past week? As we come into the presence of the Lord today to worship and remember Him and the great work of Calvary, will we come with fragrant worship, praise, and thanksgiving? Or will we depend on what others bring? The Bible reminds us, “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving … . Come before His presence with singing” (Psalm 95:2; 100:2).Is your heart full of Christ today?
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