If such is the union between our souls and the person of our Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe through which a thread-like stream winds its way—it is a channel of amazing depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a mighty volume of living water rolls its floods!

Behold! He has set before us an open door—let us not be slow to enter! This city of communion has many pearly gates, every single gate is of one pearl, and each gate is thrown open to the uttermost that we may enter, assured of welcome. If there were but one small loophole through which to talk with Jesus, it would be a high privilege to thrust a word of fellowship through the narrow door. How much more blessed we are in having so large an entrance!

Had the Lord Jesus been far away from us, with many a stormy sea between, we would have longed to send a messenger to carry our love and bring back tidings from his Father's house. But see his kindness! He has built his house next door to ours—no, more than that—he takes lodging with us! He tabernacles in poor humble hearts so that he may have perpetual communion with us.

O how foolish we must be if we do not live in habitual communion with him! When the road is long and dangerous and difficult, we need not wonder that friends seldom meet. But when they live together, shall Jonathan forget his David? A wife may endure many days without speaking to her husband when he is on a journey, but she could never bear to be separated from him if she knew him to be in one of the chambers of her own house.

Why, believer, do you not sit at his banquet of wine? Seek your Lord, for he is near! Embrace him, for he is your Brother! Hold him fast, for he is your Husband! Press him to your heart, for he is of your own flesh!