Whatever blessed results flow from the perfect obedience, the finished atonement, the resurrection, ascension, or intercession of the Lord Jesus — all are ours by His own gift. On His breastplate He is now wearing our names, and in His authoritative pleading at the throne He remembers us and argues our cause.
He who gave Himself for us in the depths of suffering and death does not withdraw the gift now that He is enthroned in the highest heavens.
Christ has no honor He will not use for our exaltation, and no authority He will not exercise for our defense. Christ, everywhere and in every way, is our portion, forever and ever, most richly to enjoy.
✦ Everywhere — In Every Way
Spurgeon presses on the word everywhere. Not Christ in the devotional hour but absent in the packing. Not Christ in the quiet but absent in the stress. Everywhere. In every way. His exalted state is as much at our service as His lowliness was.
He does not withdraw the gift now that He is enthroned. The Christ who bled on the Cross is the same Christ who pleads on the throne — and He withholds nothing. No honour He will not use. No authority He will not exercise. The gift given in death is not withdrawn in glory. 🙏
Christ, everywhere and in every way, is our portion, forever and ever, most richly to enjoy. Christ is our provider — be not anxious about anything. When He says anything, that's what He means. 🙏
✦ Anything Means Anything
Philippians 4:6 — be anxious for nothing. Not some things. Nothing. And Le holds the word at face value: anything means anything. The packing. The move. The deadlines. September. France. All of it covered by the word anything.
James Smith from March: give God credit for meaning what He says. Spurgeon from day ten: test Him — test Him! And Le today: when He says anything, that's what He means. Three voices across the journal — all saying the same thing: take God at His word. The word is not approximate. It is precise. Anything means anything. 🙏
"When He says anything, that's what He means."
Le · Philippians 4:6 · Take God at His wordThe boundless stores of providence are committed to the support of the believer. Christ is our Joseph, who has granaries full of wheat — but He does not treat us as Joseph did the Egyptians, for He opens the door of His storehouse and tells us to call all its bounty our own.
He has placed upon His estate of providence a permanent charge of a daily portion for us, and He has promised that one day we will clearly see that the estate itself has been managed on our behalf and has always been ours.
The axle of the wheels of the chariot of providence is infinite love, and gracious wisdom is the eternal driver.
✦ The Chariot of Providence
The chariot of providence is not random. It has an axle — infinite love. And a driver — gracious wisdom. The wheels turn. The road is bumpy. The chariot jolts. But the axle holds and the driver knows the way.
Christ is our Joseph — but more generous than Joseph. Joseph sold the grain to the Egyptians. Christ opens the storehouse and says: call it all your own. The daily portion is not rationed. It is charged permanently to the estate. And the estate — the entire operation of providence — has been managed on our behalf and has always been ours.
The unlisted apartment in Caldas — sold before it was listed. The move to France — managed by the driver who knows the road. The testing season — wheels turning on an axle of infinite love. The chariot jolts, but the axle holds. 🙏
✦ The Secret Place
Psalm 91:1 — He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. The secret place. Guyon's closet from day one. The Most Holy from Spurgeon's day ten — where change cannot touch. The shadow of the Almighty — not a shadow of darkness but a shadow of protection.
The soul that dwells there is covered. The arrows fly — but the shadow holds. The chariot jolts — but the axle is infinite love. The packing continues — but the secret place travels with the pilgrim. Because the secret place is not a room. It is a relationship. 🙏
Christ Our Portion
Everywhere, in every way. The gift given in death is not withdrawn in glory. No honour He will not use. No authority He will not exercise. Our portion — forever, most richly to enjoy.
The Chariot of Providence
The axle is infinite love. The driver is gracious wisdom. Christ is our Joseph — but He opens the storehouse and says: call it all your own. The estate has always been ours.
The Secret Place
Psalm 91:1. Under the shadow of the Almighty. Not a room — a relationship. Guyon's closet. The Most Holy. The shadow of protection that travels with the pilgrim.
Spurgeon's thirteenth day. And today he gives the testing season its final assurance: Christ is our portion, providence is our chariot, and the secret place is our dwelling.
James Smith — give God credit: "Give God credit for meaning what He says." And Le today: when He says anything, that's what He means. The same instruction, spoken by the pilgrim who has lived it. Anything means anything. The word is not approximate. The promise is not conditional. The provision is not partial.
Guyon's day one — the closet: "Enter the closet. Retire within the heart." And Psalm 91:1 — the secret place of the Most High. The closet and the secret place are the same room. The interior dwelling where the soul is covered by the shadow of the Almighty — and where change cannot touch.
The chariot and the moment of God: "The axle of the wheels of the chariot of providence is infinite love." The moment of God — Le and Roger's operating principle — is the wheel turning. Each moment a revolution of the chariot. Each day a mile of the road. And the axle — infinite love — never breaks. The road to France is the chariot of providence. The driver is gracious wisdom. And the passengers are pilgrims who trust the driver.
The estate has always been ours: Spurgeon's most astonishing claim today: the estate of providence has been managed on our behalf and has always been ours. Not will be ours. Has always been. The mornings before dawn — always ours. The journal — always ours. The road from Eymet to Caldas to France — always ours. The estate was being managed before Le knew it existed. And one day she will see it clearly. 🙏