The soul which comes under the
Holy Spirit's authority is a restful one. Once we busily planned, today we
calmly trust the Lord. Once we were flushed with anxieties, today we are like a
child quieted at its mother's breast. Once we entertained many thoughts and
ambitions, today we consider God's will best and rest ourselves in Him. In
obeying the Lord wholly, we rejoice in heart fully. With complete consecration
comes perfect peace. "As bondmen of Christ doing the will of God from the
soul" (Eph. 6.6 Darby). We do not rely upon the soul to execute God's
will, rather we perform His will from the soul, that is, with our whole heart.
The soul which once rebelled against God's desire is now perfectly committed to
Him through the operation of the cross. That which carried out its own will, or
tried to do God's will by its own idea, is now of one heart with God in all
things.
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Prov. 4.24)
