Brooks by the traveller's Way

The Bible abounds in figures representing spiritual attitudes and the Father's gracious response. Man assumes a certain posture of soul, and the grace of the Lord falls upon him like a soft and inspiring light. How shall I dispose my life? At what angle shall I incline it that I may receive this glorious baptism? I find the requisite suggestion in a verse of the Psalmist,--"I have set the Lord always before me." That is a "setting" on my part, which will issue in a responsive "setting" on the part of God. I determine the direction of gaze; He will determine the character of my life. I "set the Lord always before me"; He will "set my feet upon a rock." He will "set my feet in a large place." He will "set before me an open door." Let us consider both sides of the wondrous fellowship, the steady contemplation, and its inevitable results.