All they that heard it wondered at those things.
Luke 2:18
It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship;
for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God's glory,
though it may not express itself in song,
or even utter its voice with
bowed head in humble prayer,
yet it silently adores.
Our incarnate God
is to be worshiped as "the Wonderful."
That God should consider His
fallen creature, man, and instead of sweeping him away with the besom of
destruction,
should Himself undertake to be man's Redeemer,
and to pay
his ransom price,
is, indeed marvellous!
---But to each believer redemption
is most marvelous as he views it in relation to himself.
It is a
miracle of grace indeed, that Jesus should forsake the thrones and
royalties above, to suffer ignominiously below for you.
Let your soul lose itself in wonder, for wonder is in this way a very practical emotion.
Holy wonder will lead you to grateful worship and heartfelt thanksgiving.
---Feeling the
presence of the mighty God in the gift of His dear Son, you will put off
your shoes from off your feet, because the place whereon you stand is
holy ground."
Charles Spurgeon