They constrained him, saying, Abide with us. —LUKE 24:29.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Rev. 3:20) Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? (Song 1:7) I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go. (Song 1:4)

Let my beloved come into his garden. and eat his pleasant fruits. (Song 4:16) I am come into my garden. (Song 5:1) I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain. (Isa. 45:19)

Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. (Matt. 28:20) I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5) Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Isa. 31:5) The world seeth me no more; but, ye see me. (I Pet. 2:9)

~ Jonathan Bagster, Daily Light on the Daily Path, March 23 (Evening)