Vessels such as Paul are the chords on which God strikes, and on which He produces wondrous music—but Christ is the music itself. A Moses fails—a Paul, a David—all fail. But He was always perfect—the fine flour mingled with oil. He could be on the mount with Moses and Elias, and be on the plain with the enemy, but He is alike perfect in each. Paul is taken to the third heaven, but if he comes back to consciousness of flesh he must have a thorn in it, lest he should be exalted above measure.