THE LORD OUR ALL

^[p. 441] THE LORD OUR ALL

How the Lord teaches us that this scene is a tunnel, even in small things, as we move towards the light at the end! Death must be felt by us. It must be faced by each of us and practically vanquished in the victory of Christ. Death is the great seed-time to us, it is the ploughing in winter. What a time it was to Mary of Bethany; how differently the same sorrow was used to the two sisters. One had the company of the Lord in her deep sorrow, and she learned depths and resources in His heart for her at that moment, never to be forgotten and never surpassed in the brightest hour. May this ploughing in winter be to you the prelude and the seed-time of deepened acquaintance with the vastness of His love.

The Lord give you to rest under His shadow with great delight. Study Psalm 63, everything from God there, nothing from man nor from the earth. Every advantage and link to this scene interferes with our true interests. I do not believe that any one is glad that the old man is crucified who is not disgusted with himself, and I do not believe that any one likes to cross the Jordan unless his heart is on the Lord at the other side more than on things here! May each of us know more of this.