Our Lord has a keen eye for all that is good. When He searches our hearts He never passes by the faintest longing, or desire, or faith, or love of any of His people. He says to each and all, “I know thy works.” Godliness, like murder, will out. Love always desires to have its object near, and it has a faculty of bringing its object near. If you love anybody that person may be far away and yet to your thoughts he is close at hand. Love brings the beloved one so near that the thought of him acts upon
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