I

A person who can truly be at peace in God’s presence

is able to free themselves from all worldly ties,

and to attain possession by God, to attain possession by God.

All who are incapable of being at peace in God’s presence

are assuredly dissolute and unrestrained.

All who are capable of being at peace before God

are those who are pious before God, and who yearn for God.

II

Only those who are at peace before God

value life, value fellowship in the spirit,

thirst for God’s words and pursue the truth,

thirst for God’s words and pursue the truth.

Whoever does not value being at peace before God

and does not practice being at peace before God

is vain and superficial, attached to the world and without life;

even if they say they believe in God, they’re just paying lip service.

III

Those whom God ultimately perfects and completes are people

who can be at peace in His presence.

Therefore, those who are at peace before God are graced with great blessings.

People who scarcely take time to eat and drink God’s words throughout the day,

who are busily preoccupied with external affairs

and place little value on life entry—these are all hypocrites

with no prospect of future growth.

It’s those who can be at peace before God

and who can genuinely fellowship with God

that are God’s people.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. On Quieting Your Heart Before God