Christ, A Present, Living Person
I can have intercourse with Christ at the present time; He lets the light of Himself, as a living person, into my heart. Are there not many who have never realized in their hearts the thought of Christ as a present living person? It makes a wonderful difference when we see Him as a living person with His eye upon us. I know there is a day appointed in which He will come, and then I shall be with Him forever; but I need and I have a living intercourse with Him now. He knows me and I know Him now.
There is no way of showing that I love Christ save by keeping His Word, having His Word indwelling, and showing subjection to His Word in everything, ever saying, The Lord said so and so. How good it is of Him to have told me how to show my love! The Lord wants us to treasure up His Word. The great end of my being is that I am to be a trophy of the power of the blood of Jesus Christ. But there is another thing—if I am in Christ and He in me, there is to be the treasuring up of His Word, the keeping of His commandments. He says in substance, "My Father and I can separate a heart that is treasuring up My words, and We can come and make Our abode there, and give the sense of Our love and presence there." But all will not have it.