ed us
out of darkness into His marvelous light. Let its reflect to-day His light
and love.

MAY 25.

"That I may know Him" (Phil. iii. 10).

Better to know Jesus Himself than to know the truth about Him for the deep
things of God as they are revealed by the Holy Ghost. It was Paul's great
desire, "That I may know Him," not about Him, not the mysteries of the
wonderful world, of the deeper and higher teachings of God, but to enter
into the Holy of Holies, where Christ is, where the Shekinah is shining
and making the place glorious with the holiness of God, and then to enter
into the secret of the Lord Himself. It was what Jacob strove for at
Peniel, when he pleaded with God, "Tell me Thy name." He has told us His
name, giving us "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ." That is the secret. It is the Lord Himself, and
nothing else; it is acquaintance with God; it is knowing Jesus Christ as
we know no one else; it is being able to say, not only "I believe Him,"
but "I know Him"; not about Him, but I know Him. That is the secret above
all others that God wants us to have; it is His provision for glory and
power, and it is given freely to the single-hearted seeker.

MAY 26.

"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. iv. 6).

Commit means to hand over, to trust wholly to another. So, if we give our
trials to Him, He will carry them. If we walk in righteousness He will
carry us through. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of
God that He may exalt you in due time." There are two hands there--God's
hand pressing us down, humbling us, and then God's hand lifting us up.
Cast all your care on Him, then His hand will lift you up, exalt you in
due time. There are two cares in this verse--your care and His care. They
are different in the original. One means anxious care, the other means
Almighty care. Cast your anxious care on Him and take His Almighty care
instead. Make no account of trouble any more, but believe He is able to
sustain you through it. The government is on His shoulder. Believe that,
if you trust and obey Him, and meet His will, He will look after your
interests. Simply exchange burdens. Take His yoke upon you, and let Him
care for you.

MAY 27.

"The government shall be upon His shoulder" (Isa. ix. 6).

You cannot make the heart res