I NOW find God Himself the source of all blessing, and not only this as a present thing, but seeing what God is, I can say, “goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah forever.” We shall never want goodness and not find it. “Goodness shall follow me.” Assuredly the goodness of God is better than man’s, even if we could get this.
There is also a place to dwell in: that is my hope. For us it is the Father’s house. There are not only blessings conferred, but a place to dwell in with the Father forever. As He brought Christ through, of course He will bring me through too, and I am there now by faith. I am at home with my Father. He would have us feel that all the correcting’s and chastening’s by the way are founded upon the fact that He is for us. When peace is really settled through the work of Christ, I have all these exercises; and what is known only to faith at the beginning becomes afterward experience, though always faith too; but, every step having had this experience, we can say that we know it. Whatever it be we meet with by the way, we know it is all for good, and we shall dwell forever with Him. Wonderful grace!