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CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1. Sit Thou Upon the Throne. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
My Word Thy Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Psalm of Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Living Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. The Spirit of Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Inheritance of the Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. We Look to Thee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
One Ambition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5. This Is the Glory Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Forgive My Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6. Seek the Fresh Anointing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reciprocal Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7. Praise of the Infinite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Essence of the Infinite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8. Remember Thy Covenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
I Will Build Up the Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9. Turn Not Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
There Is No Second Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10. Who Can Stand Before Thee? . . . . . . . . . 39
My Love Is Coexistent with My Power. . . . . 39
11. Happy Art Thou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Glorious Prospect! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
12. Kindle Anew My Zeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rock of Ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
13. Vivid Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Magnificent Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
14. I Will Not Keep Silent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
By Silence Ye Rob Me of My Glory . . . . . . . . 51
15. Thy Grace Hath Overflowed . . . . . . . . . . 53
The Spirit of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
16. The Fountainhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
That He May Heal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
17. Unfinished Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Give Me the Firstfruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
18. Lion of Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
The Broadening View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
19. As a Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
There Need Be No Cross-Purposes . . . . . . . . . 65
20. Out of the Depths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
The Glory of My Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
21. Reign Supreme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
A World Within a World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
22. Be Thou My Door of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . 73
My Energizing Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
23. Rest Thy Case in My Hands . . . . . . . . . . 76
My Help Is in Thee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
24. Thy God Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The Ultimate Fulfillment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
25. A World of Bliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
My Name Upon Thy Lips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
26. A Teachable Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Purify My Desires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
27. My Presence Shall Go with Thee . . . . . . . 83
Guide and Guard Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
28. The Shepherd Speaks Gently . . . . . . . . . . 85
Prayer Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
29. The Spirit Requireth Not Language . . . . . 87
Spiritual Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
30. Divine Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
31. The Lord Is at the Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Prayer Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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SIT THOU UPON the THRONE
Lord God of Hosts, Thou who dwellest between the cherubim,
Thou who hast taken up Thine abode within my heart;
give ear to my cry, yea, turn not away when I call upon Thee. O
Holy Father, righteous in all Thy ways and just in all Thy dealings,
forgive my sins and pardon mine iniquities and cleanse
Thou my heart from secret faults.
For Thou art mindful of the needs of Thy children, and
Thou art gracious and tenderhearted. Thou art ready to forgive.
Thou dost move to make reconciliation before we call. Thou art
watching for the return of the backslider ere he set foot on the
road home.
Blessed be Thy Name! Marvelous is Thy compassion, and
Thy thoughts toward me have been thoughts of pity and kindness.
Praise shall be my meat and drink.
Sit Thou upon the throne of my heart and rule my affections;
for to do Thy will is my supreme desire and in keeping
Thy commandments my soul delights.
My Word Thy Strength
Make straight paths for thy feet lest in time of weakness ye
be turned aside, lest in a place of decision ye be led in the wrong
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direction. But if ye walk circumspectly and in the light of My
Word, ye shall know plainly, and if ye look to Me I will guide
thee with Mine eye. Yea, I will watch over thee in love. I will
bless thee with My bounty.
My presence shall go with thee, keeping thee in peace, and
goodness and mercy shall follow thee. My song shalt thou hear in
the night, and My Word shall be thy strength. I will deliver thee
from the evil one and I will undergird thee with My faithfulness.
Thou shalt walk upon high places because of the Lord thy
God, for in Him is might and power and He will perfect that
which concerneth thee. Yea, He will keep thee in all thy ways.
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PSALM of PRAISE
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of
God. How unsearchable are His mercies and His ways past
finding out.
For He found me in a waste-howling wilderness;
He led me by His hand; He brought me out; yea,
He hath brought me into a large place.
He set His love upon me and
caused His face to shine upon me.
He showered upon me the dews of heaven and made my way as
a path of light.
He made His angels ministers of mercy.
He put His words in my mouth,
and His speech has been upon me.
Yea, He hath come as a flood.
With torrents of blessing He caused my heart to overflow.
Surely, in the daytime
He hath been as an encompassing cloud,
and in the nighttime
His Spirit hath illuminated the darkness as a fiery pillar.
Yea, in Thy presence darkness fleeth away,
faith is swallowed up in sight,
and doubt is dispelled as hoarfrost before sunlight.
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Heaven is Thy throne, and earth is Thy footstool,
yet hast Thou deigned to make Thine abode within
tabernacles of clay!
This thought is too great for me, and how can my heart
receive it?
That Thou art preparing heavenly mansions for my habitation,
this my mind can understand.
But that Thou, the Almighty God
who filleth and ordereth the vast universe of earth
and of heaven,
should stoop to fill my frail cup with Thy divine effulgence—
this delights my soul,
but my thoughts cannot grasp it.
Living Stones
Lo, I have set Eternity in thine heart.
Yea, I have made thee to be a LIVING STONE.
For the Almighty delighteth not to dwell in temples made with
hands. Lo, saith the Lord,
I will build Me an house and fashion it with lively stones.
Yea, I will build My Church and found it upon the Rock;
and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it,
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neither shall one stone be removed out of its place.
For I will dwell in the midst of My people
and I will be glorified in them.
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THE SPIRIT of WISDOM
As the Holy Spirit giveth thee utterance, so shall ye speak.
For ye shall not speak anything of thyself, but ye shall speak as it
is given unto thee. And thou shalt know that it is from the hand
of God that ye have received the message. For who has known
His mind, and who has understood His thoughts? They are
higher than the heavens are above the earth.Who can understand?
Even as Jesus Himself said: There are some things that
only the Father knoweth.
But He has given the Spirit of wisdom and understanding
in the knowledge of Him, to the end that ye may come to know
Him. Therefore He saith: Lean not unto thine own understanding,
for the wisdom of the wise is but to perish, but the knowledge
of God is of eternal proportion.
Therefore, come unto Me in humbleness of mind, and with
meekness receive ye the ingrafted Word which is able to make
thee wise unto thine eternal salvation.
By My Word is thy sanctification accomplished; for it is
written: Without holiness no man shall see the Lord. This is both
present and future—both in this present world and in that
which is to come. And if thine eye be single and thy heart pure,
thy whole being will be radiant with divine revelation.
So shall thine understanding be deepened and thy vision
broadened.
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The Inheritance of the Saints
O Lord, My God, I have heard of Thee by the hearing of
the ear, but I long to see Thee. Yea, I desire to behold Thee
DAILY in the light of fresh revelation, yea, by the illumination of
the Spirit who dwelleth within. I need the daily inward
strengthening of the new man in the power of Thy might, that I
may be enabled to walk in obedience to Thy divine commands.
For if we WALK according to Thy divine revelation, we shall
enjoy Thy fellowship and presence; but if the light that is in us
becomes darkness by our disobedience, how great is our darkness!
How helpless our plight!
For we know to do good—we are aware of our obligation—
but we continually battle the tendencies of our human natures to
do otherwise. For the flesh resisteth the progress of the Spirit
(Romans 7:15–25). But as Paul, we make our confession: Thanks
be unto God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Make me to WILL to do Thy will, and show me plainly the
path of Thy choosing. Let me walk in harmony with Thee—
neither run ahead nor question. For I know Thee, that all Thy
ways are righteousness, and all Thy paths are peace. Thy song is
a song of joy. Thy steps are sure, and Thy way is a way of victory.
Thou hast triumphed over all Thy foes. Thou shalt overthrow
the thrones of the mighty, but Thou crownest the righteous with
glory. Thy kingdom shall be forever and ever, an everlasting
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kingdom that shall never be cut off. This is the inheritance of
the saints and the promise to them that serve Thee.
And we know that the present conflict shall be counted trivial
in the light of the mighty triumph that is to come. For they
shall stand before Thee—all the dead both small and great, to be
judged by those things which are written in the books: But he
that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life and shall not come
into condemnation but is passed already from death into life
( John 5:24). These who believe shall reign with Thee, yea, they
shall judge both men and angels.
Small wonder the writer of the letter to the Hebrews called
this “so great salvation”! For the more we ponder its magnitude,
the more it passeth human comprehension, and to express it
exhausteth the powers of speech.
Let me hearken to Thy words in John 15 and simply abide
in Thee as the branch in the vine. Make this present moment
one of victory in Thee, and let me live moment by moment, lost
in Thy love.
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WE LOOK to THEE
O blessed Saviour,
to Thee we pour out our praise—
at Thy feet we fall to worship.
Thy Name shall be upon our lips
and Thy song in our mouths.
We look not upon things seen, but upon that which faith
produces,
for that which we see is perishing
but that which is of faith is eternal.
We look to Thee for victories in the Spirit.
We look to Thee for grace to bear the yoke with willing hearts.
Yea, we look to Thee to be our fountain of rejoicing;
for whatever betide, Thou changest not,
nor canst Thou ever fail.
Thy presence fills our cup with joy.
Thy peace stills every storm.
In Thy Name is the balm of Gilead. Thy love knoweth no bounds.
Let us be lost in Thy fulness.
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One Ambition
O My child,
There is a place of quiet rest,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where sin cannot molest,
Near to the heart of God.
—MC A F E E
Come. Come often.
Come seeking. Come needing.
Wait not until ye may bring Me a gift.
Come because ye love Me.
Come knowing that I have loved thee first,
even while ye were yet in trespasses and sins.
Come asking no questions.
Come speaking no words.
Come because I love you.
Come because I desire thy fellowship
more than thou canst know.
Ye seek to serve Me
and fret because of thy limited service.
No. . .no. . .no.
Can ye never learn the lesson I sought to teach Martha?
Can ye never be content to sit as Mary?
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Better thy feet were cut off
than that they carry thee outside the circle of communion.
Ye consider the usefulness of thy life.
Thou shouldst have but one ambition—
to love Me and to be near Me.
Let Me take care of all the rest.
Let Me arrange the pattern of thy life.
Let Me direct thy service,
and it shall be not a service of dead works and self-effort,
but an overflow of divine love.
This is My Father’s work.
I do not require and have not requested thy work.
Nay, but ye become a hindrance
when ye set about to work for Me thus.
Set thy heart to be near Me. Live close to My heart.
Look upon My face.
I will satisfy thee completely.
I will keep thee from anxiety.
I will heal all thy diseases.
I will cause My face to shine upon thee,
and thou shalt be glad.
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THIS IS the GLORY LIFE
Behold, I say unto thee, This is the way, walk ye in it,
neither turn to the right hand nor to the left.
For I shall make the path for thy feet a plain path,
and light shall be there,
and there shall be the shining of My glory.
It shall not be the glory of man. It shall be the glory of God.
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways
My ways,
saith the Lord (Isaiah 55:8).
Therefore, lean upon Me for wisdom, yea, lean wholly upon Me,
for thou knowest not the direction of thyself, but it shall be
revealed unto thee by My Spirit, saith the Lord.
Day by day and step by step, thou shalt walk by faith,
not by thine own cunningly devised plans.
I desire to do a new thing. How canst thou discover it?
If thou couldst, thou wouldst spoil the thrill of it,
as a child finding his gift before the time.
Question Me not, nor ask Me why,
neither put confidence in the wisdom of thine own thoughts.
Thou grievest My Spirit.
Thou hinderest My plans for thee.
Thou delayest My purpose.
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Thou art causing suffering to thyself and others.
What human wisdom could have anticipated Calvary?
Indeed, who could have anticipated the details of Bethlehem?
This is the meaning of My command that thou shouldst delight
in MY ways.
This is the glory life.
This is the new, fresh, vibrant, thrilling wonder of God
living within man.
All thou doest otherwise, thou controllest thyself;
but learn in this to be fully controlled by My Spirit.
I will never fail thee nor lead thee astray.
I will accomplish that which I purpose.
Forgive My Questions
O Blessed Jesus, this is not the way of the flesh
but the way of the Spirit.
Remove every hindering thing.
I ask Thee not to answer my questions but to forgive them.
I ask Thee not so much for strength as for a pure heart.
For when I acknowledge my weakness, then I experience Thy
strength, but when I would walk in my own wisdom,
I am not only weak, but sinful through disobedience.
It is written, “To obey is better than sacrifice.”
O God, give me strength to obey!
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SEEK the FRESH ANOINTING
Open thine heart to Me
and I will pour in fragrant oil.
Lift to Me thy cup
and I will fill it to overflowing with the waters of life.
Bring to Me all thy need
and I will supply abundantly out of My fulness.
I am not a man that I should be limited,
but I long to give and to give again and again.
This is not a matter of My granting to thee one great supply
to be stored and used little by little as needed,
but I give to you a fresh outpouring as each need arises—
yea, and BEFORE the need arises
that ye may be prepared in advance
and that in each emergency ye may have no lack.
I give to thee in order that ye may serve Me
as a channel of blessing to others.
I know those who shall come,
and I know the specific need of each individual case,
and thus I give you exactly what will be suitable for each one.
So be diligent to come,
for why should I send anyone unto thee if ye are not
prepared?
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And if ye be prepared, I will not fail to send to thee the very ones
for whom I have made the provision.
Ye need not seek them out.
How, verily, canst thou know?
But I Myself shall send whom I choose
and thou shalt marvel.
Thus shall ye surely know that this is My work—
yea, the work of God the Father.
This is not “serving Jesus” in the popular approach
to so-called “Christian work.”
This is the doing of the will of God.
As it is written,
He that doeth the will of God abideth for ever (1 John 2:17).
Service to Me by the will of the flesh is temporal,
but the doing of the will of God is eternal.
And this is the will of God, that ye be about the Father’s
business—
that ye work the works of Him that hath called thee
and now sends thee, even as did Jesus when He walked
among men.
Leave all else to Me.
Seek the fresh anointing
and I will do the rest.