"Assure yourself, then, that there is nothing more acceptable to the Father than for us to keep our hearts filled with him as the eternal source of all that rich gracewhich flows out to sinners in the blood of Jesus.
Many saints have no greater burden in their lives than that their lives than that their hearts do not constantly delight and rejoice in God. There is still in in them a resistance to walking close with God. Why is this? Is it not because they are not skilful and so neglect having loving fellowship with the Father? But the more we see of God's love, so much more will we delight in Him. All that we learn of God will only frighten us away from him if we do not see him as loving and merciful to us. But if your heart is taken up with the Father's loveas the chief property of his nature, it cannot help but choose to be overpowered, conquered and embraced by him. This if anything, will arouse our desire to make an eternal home with God. ... So do this: set your thoughts on the eternal love of the Father and see if your heart is not aroused to delight in him. Sit down for awhile at this delightful spring of living water and you will soon find its streams sweet and delightful. You who used to run from God will not now be able, even for a second, to keep any distance from him. "
John Owen, Communion With God  Banner of Truth Trust, Abridged by R.J.K Law, 1991 p 32,33

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