The world would persuade us to be "good Christians" while acting and walking as others. Called to glory, faith of necessity quits Egypt; God has not placed the glory there. To be well off in the world is not to be well off in heaven. "All that is in the world... is not of the Father." To leave the world, when the world has driven us out, is not faith; it is to show that the will was to remain there as long as we could. Faith acts on the promises of God and not because it is driven out by the world. Moses sees "Him who is invisible." This makes him decided. When we realize the presence of God, Pharaoh is nothing. It is not that circumstances are less dangerous, but God is there. In communion, they become the occasion of tranquil obedience. Jesus drinks the cup, Peter draws the sword; that which brings out obedience in Jesus is a stumbling block to Peter. Where there is lack of communion, there is weakness and indecision.