Beware of Spiritual Apathy

Take heed of such a temper of soul, as cares not whether we find Christ or no. Oh take heed of that! If we will seek him, seek him as Mary did on that first resurrection morning. She sought him early in the morning; she broke her sleep and sought him with tears. If there be anything to be sought with tears, it is Christ and communion with him. She sought him so, that no impediment could hinder her, she was full of grief and love (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1). She sought him with her whole heart, she waited in seeking. That is the way to find Christ. Seek him early, in the early times of each day, in the morning of our years. Oh, that we could seek Christ as we seek our pleasures. We should find more pleasure in Christ than in all the pleasures of the world if we could persuade our base heart so much. Seek him above all other things. Awake with this resolution in our hearts, to find Christ, never to be quiet until we may say with comfort, 'I am Christ's and Christ is mine.' When we have him, we have all. Seek him with tears, at length we are sure to find him. He has bound himself, that if we knock, he will open; and if we seek, we will find. Seek Christ for Christ, and then we will be sure to find him.

Devotional Readings taken from Puritan Richard Sibbes 'Refreshment for the Soul.'
A Heavenly Conference, pp. 20-21
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