“Is everything”—not only when you know the will of God— “make known your requests.” It is not a question of intelligence, but of confidence in God. “And the peace of God shall keep your hearts and minds.” (Phil. 4)
“The peace of God” is that which “passes all understanding” the “peace of Christ” is that which I have in my heart.
There is nothing more dangerous than for a soul to speak of truth, when not living in that truth. It is the road to a fall.
Faith gets hold of the object; hope desires it; love enjoys it.
The Lord Jesus reveals the secrets of the heart. (John 4) The Scripture does this also, and the gathered assembly in the power of the Spirit. (1 Cor. 14:23,2423If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: (1 Corinthians 14:23‑24).)
Instead of a rejected Christ, as now, and the power of the. Holy Ghost to go against the stream; the stream itself, by and bye, will be blessing from a glorified Christ.
In Moses, self that comes up in the way of confidence in itself; then, after forty years, in the way of fear.
Faith never makes me, or my state, its object; but it makes Christ and His work its object.
The presence of God, when the conscience is sensible of it, takes away every hope of enjoying sin.
Forgiveness, in the sense of non-imputation, cannot be sought by one set free in Christ, because he does know that sins are not imputed to him. He confesses his sins and fatherly forgiveness is given him.
Innocence, sin, righteousness, describe the world that was, the world that is, and the world that is to come.
In Joshua we have a heavenly Christ—He stays in the tent of the congregation. In Moses, a gracious Christ, who goes down into camp. (See Ex. 32;33)