with Him, we too, will have "endured the cross despising the shame," and
shall "sit down at the right hand of the throne of God."

OCTOBER 2.

"Moses gave not any inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was their
inheritance, as He said unto them" (Josh. xiii. 33).

This is very significant. God gave the land to the other tribes but He
gave Himself to the Levites. There is such a thing in Christian life as an
inheritance from the Lord, and there is such a thing as having the Lord
Himself for our inheritance.

Some people get a sanctification from the Lord which is of much value, but
which is variable, and often impermanent. Others have learned the higher
lesson of taking the Lord Himself to be their keeper and their sanctity,
and abiding in Him they are kept above the vicissitudes of their own
states and feelings.

Some get from the Lord large measures of joy and blessing, and times of
refreshing.

Others, again, learn to take the Lord Himself as their joy.

Some people are content to have peace with God, but others have taken "the
peace of God that passeth all understanding."

Some have faith _in_ God, while others have the faith _of_ God. Some have
many touches of healing from God, others, again, have learned to live in
the very health of God Himself.

OCTOBER 3.

"The little foxes that spoil the vines" (Song of Solomon, ii. 15).

There are some things good, without being perfect. You don't need to have
a whole regiment cannonading outside your room to keep you awake. It is
quite enough that your little alarm clock rings its little bell. It is not
necessary to fret about everything; it is quite enough if the devil gets
your mind rasped with one little worry, one little thought which destroys
your perfect peace. It is like the polish on a mirror, or an exquisite
toilet table, one scratch will destroy it; and the finer it is the smaller
the scratch that will deface it. And so your rest can be destroyed by a
very little thing. Perhaps you have trusted in God about your future
salvation; but have you about your present business or earthly cares, your
money and your family?

What is meant by the peace that passeth all understanding? It does not
mean a peace no one can comprehend. It means a peace that no amount of
reasoning will bring. You cannot get it by thinking. There may be perfect
bewilderment and perplexity all round the horizon, but yet your heart can
rest in perfect security because