Surely, beloved, we should seek intimacy of heart with Him. The first duty, as well as the highest privilege, yes, and the sublimest acting of faith, is just to take our place before the Lord, acquainting ourselves with Him, and being at peace. Instead of painfully inquiring of ourselves whether we are making suited returns to Him, we should charge our hearts to enjoy Him in these wondrous manifestations of Himself. Our first duty to the light that shines in Him is to learn what He is-calmly, and thankfully, and joyfully to learn that, and not anxiously and painfully to begin by measuring ourselves by it, or seeking to imitate it. His presence should be our home, so that, in the twinkling of an eye, whether at morning, at noonday, or at eventide, we might pass in there with ease and naturalness, with an abundant entrance, as one expressed it years ago, "like those who have nothing to lose, but all to gain.