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Thank you for your good postcard, from which we see that you are doing very well. There is a way that leads forward toward light and life. Blessed is everyone who walks on this way. He who desires God’s light must first get light over his own depravity, and from this filth, gold can be mined. We need light in order to please God in our lives and deeds; but in order to receive light, we have to be looking for it. There are rays of light that go unnoticed. Growth in the acknowledgment of Christ can only take place through light and in the light. But it is impossible for light to shine in our hearts without bringing about judgment. Therefore, we must willingly agree with the light and uphold the judgment in order for a perfect judgment to ultimately be passed on us in Christ Jesus, because Jesus is also the way into judgment. May we be willing, dear brother, to progress on this amazing way that leads to such wonderful riches in light in God’s knowledge and in wisdom.

God, in His great grace, has given you a willing heart and provided opportunities for both good and evil within your soul. Therefore, always choose the good so that your riches in God can increase and your poverty according to the flesh can deepen, so that God’s power can become your portion in abundance. Life is short. We ought to make use of the forces that promote growth: sun, light, air, and water, or in other words, the Spirit, the water, and the blood.

Aksel has gone to Kristiansand for Easter. Br. Ellefsen has taken a trip to Askim.

Mrs. Penn-Lewis wrote a good article in the April issue of The Overcomer about how we must fight and suffer first, and then come to authority. She describes four stages: 1) The forgiveness of sins and new birth. 2) The baptism of the Holy Spirit. 3) The way of the cross. 4) The battle that leads to victory and authority.

This was a blessing to read, because that’s the way it is; especially the last three points. If God leads you in that way, then I am certain that it would be very interesting for you to have a conversation with Mrs. Penn-Lewis. If you do get the chance to speak with her, greet her in Jesus Christ from me. I have never met her, but I understand that she has a great deal of light.

Wishing you all the best from all of us here in Horten. We always remember you in Christ Jesus, because love manifests itself and demands its rights at the expense of the flesh, which has to suffer. May this fellowship in the Spirit—which I thank God for—always continue and deepen to the glory of God. We have access to God in the same Spirit, whether we are together or apart.

Take 2 Tim. 4:1-6 to heart, and let us heed the counsel in Rev. 3:18.

Your brother, always devoted in Jesus,