“I in them.” — John 17:23

If such be the union which subsists between our souls and the person of our Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe through which a thread-like stream may wind its way, it is a channel of amazing depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a ponderous volume of living water may roll its floods. Behold He hath set before us an open door, let us not be slow to enter. This city of communion hath many pearly gates, every several gate is of one pearl, and each gate is thrown open to the uttermost that we may enter, assured of welcome. If there were but one small loophole through which to talk with Jesus, it would be…

a high privilege to thrust a word of fellowship throughthe narrow door; how much we are blessed in having so large an entrance!Had the Lord Jesus been far away from us, with many a stormy seabetween, we should have longed to send a messenger to Him to carry Himour loves, and bring us tidings from His Father’s house; but see Hiskindness, He has built His house next door to ours, nay, more, He takeslodging with us, and tabernacles in poor humble hearts, that so He mayhave perpetual intercourse with us. O how foolish must we be, if we donot live in habitual communion with Him. When the road is long, anddangerous, and difficult, we need not wonder that friends seldom meet eachother, but when they live together, shall Jonathan forget his David? A wifemay when her husband is upon a journey, abide many days withoutholding converse with him, but she could never endure to be separatedfrom him if she knew him to be in one of the chambers of her own house.Why, believer, dost not thou sit at His banquet of wine? Seek thy Lord,for He is near; embrace Him, for He is thy Brother. Hold Him fast, for Heis thine Husband; and press Him to thine heart, for He is of thine ownflesh.

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