EFFECT OF HIS PRESENCE

EFFECT OF HIS PRESENCE

I was struck this morning with the sense that if I am in the place of Christ’s rejection, as I am in heart loyal to Him, I am set to stand here for Him. Christ should be expressed by the church on the earth during His absence; and the more truly we are in the truth of the assembly, the house of God, the better qualified we are, because of the transforming effect of His presence, to represent Him. No reading nor praying could of itself effect this; nothing but the indescribable effect of His presence in glory, the antitype of the holiest of all. The greatest favour you can receive is to be shewn something more of the Father’s things. The greatest mercy on the earth or from the earth can bear no comparison to the love of the Father, and if His love is not in you the love of the world — visible things, will attract you.