DELIGHT IN THE LORD

DELIGHT IN THE LORD

What a world this is! ‘Failure and death’, as I said to —— and he replied, ‘Failure is the worst’. I feel I had rather turn to the light in the heavens in which our loved one is. I hope you are calm and cheerful. I longed to urge the sufficiency of Christ - how all the affections in mere nature could give place to Him when He opened the door of where He is and called ^[p. 454] her to Himself. The absolute triumph of the heart over every natural love, without the love abating in the least for them, it is only increased for Him, and in His power and rest the spirit triumphs! Not as one indifferent, but as finding the Lord intensely satisfying; in the sense of His perfect love that could assure her heart that every object of it was embraced by Him. The sun is the fountain of light and heat, and every living thing is nourished by it. The Lord is this to us. I see nothing but to go on more devotedly and humbly than ever, finding real joy in His presence, the absolute satisfaction which our beloved one felt. It is not truth that gives it, but soul delight in Himself. This I pray for - for you, for myself and for the church. May the blessing of Naphtali be with you - nothing to contribute to you here - but everything from heaven does.