Luke 2:19

This blessed woman exercised three powers of her being: her memory—she kept all these things; her affections—she kept them in her heart; and her intellect—she pondered them. Thus, memory, affection, and understanding, were all exercised concerning the things she had heard.

Beloved, remember what you have heard of your Lord Jesus and what He has done for you. Make your heart the golden pot of manna to preserve the memorial of the heavenly bread on which you have fed in days gone by. Let your memory treasure up everything about Christ that you have either felt, known, or believed, and then let your fond affections hold Him fast forevermore.

Love the person of your Lord! Bring forth the alabaster box of your heart, even though it is broken, and let all the precious ointment of your affection stream onto His pierced feet. Let your intellect be exercised concerning the Lord Jesus. Meditate on what you read: do not stop at the surface; dive into the depths.

Do not be like the swallow that touches the brook with her wing, but like the fish that penetrates the lowest wave. Abide with your Lord: do not let Him be to you like a wayfaring man who stays only for a night, but constrain Him, saying, “Abide with us, for the day is far spent.” Hold Him, and do not let Him go.

The word “ponder” means to weigh. Prepare the balances of judgment. Oh, but where are the scales that can weigh the Lord Christ? “He taketh up the isles as a very little thing:”—who shall take Him up? “He weigheth the mountains in scales”—in what scales shall we weigh Him? So be it, if your understanding cannot comprehend, let your affections apprehend; and if your spirit cannot encompass the Lord Jesus in the grasp of understanding, let it embrace Him in the arms of affection.