The hidden life

(J. R. Miller, "The Hidden Life" 1895)

"Man looks at the outward appearance, but
 the Lord looks at the heart!" 1 Samuel 16:7

Those who are striving to live near the heart of
Christ, must realize that it is the hidden life 
which makes the character.

What we are in the depths of our being, where
no human eye can penetrate—that we are actually,
as God sees us. This inner life will ultimately work
its way through to the surface—transforming the
character into its own quality.

Nothing can be more important, therefore, than
that the hidden life be true, pure, beautiful, and
Christ-like.

"Man looks at the outward appearance, but
 the Lord looks at the heart!" 1 Samuel 16:7