e heart, my whole character. I want to be like Christ
and to obey." Give yourself up to this loving obedience.

The third thought is this: If I say, "My Master, blessed Saviour, tell
me all, I will believe, I do obey, and I will obey. Is there anything
more I need to secure the enjoyment of Thine abiding presence?" And I
catch this answer:

"_My child, close intercourse with me every day._"

Ah, there is the fault of many who try to obey and try to believe; they
do it in their own strength, and they do not know that if the Lord Jesus
is to reign in their hearts, they must have close communion with Him
every day. You cannot do all He desires, but Jesus will do it for you.
There are many Christians who fail here, and on that account do not
understand what it is to have fellowship with Jesus. Do let me try and
impress this upon you: God has given you a loving, living Saviour, and
how can He bless if you do not meet Him? The joy of friendship is found
in intercourse; and Jesus asks for this every day, that he may have time
to influence me, to tell me of Himself, to teach me, to breathe His
Spirit unto me, to give me new life and joy and strength. And remember,
intercourse with Jesus

_Does not mean half-an-hour_

or an hour in your closet. A man may study his Bible or his commentary
carefully; he may look up all the parallel passages in the chapter; when
he comes out of his closet he may be able to tell you all about it, and
yet he has never met Jesus that morning at all. You have prayed for five
or ten minutes, and you have never met Jesus. And so we must remember
that though the Bible is most precious, and the reading of it most
blessed and needful; yet prayer and Bible reading are not fellowship
with Jesus. What we need every morning is to meet Jesus, and to say,
"Lord, here is the day again, and I am just as weak in myself as ever I
was; do Thou come and feed me this morning with Thyself and speak to my
soul." Oh, friends, it is not your faith that will keep you standing,
but it is a living Jesus, met

_Every day in fellowship_

and worship and love. Wait in His presence, however cold and faithless
you feel. Wait before Him and say: "Lord, helpless as I am, I believe
and rest in the blessed assurance that what Thou hast promised Thou wilt
do for me."

I ask my Master once again, "Lord Jesus, is that all?" And his answer
is: "No, my child; I have one thing more." "And what is that? Thou hast
told me to believe,