The Holy Spirit is the teacher from God. He is the hidden teacher in the depths of the heart. His voice is heard in profound stillness when the soul has entered into rest. The clearest and most powerful voice proceeds from this stillness; yet this voice is so quiet that it imparts itself to the soul even without words. In this stillness, in the depths of the heart, the Spirit interprets Jesus’ glory; He reveals to the soul the treasures that are hidden in Christ (Col. 2:3), He pours upon the soul all good things, and in this stillness He plants the deepest love into our hearts. In this stillness our spiritual eye is opened to the mysteries of Christ (Eph. 1:17) because the Spirit is the Spirit of wisdom and revelation who is acquainted with the fullness of Christ and reveals it to a soul in deepest intimacy. In this intimate fellowship the soul is seated, listening to His words just as Mary did sitting at Jesus’ feet. This place becomes dear to the soul. No amount of commotion from without can enter this place and cause a disturbance. The one who has tasted of the glory of this place will never forsake it. Alone within, the Spirit interprets Jesus’ glory. This is the highest school of wisdom in which the soul matures. This is where we learn not only Jesus’ inherent greatness or all the goodness that He pours out over the soul, but we enter into a still deeper relationship, which is too delicate to be expressed in words; this is where a sincere, intimate fellowship between Jesus and the soul is established. Jesus entrusts His most secret thoughts, His purposes, and His plans to the soul. This is where the soul enters into an inner, personal co-operation with his Savior, which is an all-encompassing labor, so that Jesus’ bride, the church, can come forth in all its beauty. Within, in deepest intimacy, the soul, together with Jesus Christ, comes before the Father’s face in sincere intercession for the militant bride. An abundance of deep sufferings, born of Jesus’ pure love, fills the soul—sufferings for the brothers and sisters. In this place—before God’s face—it is revealed to the soul that this is the proper battleground for the church. In the secret chambers of the heart, in deep stillness before God, together with the faithful High Priest, is the right place for the soul to be. Here the soul is firmly bound by the love of Christ with innumerable, invisible bonds. This is where we must abide; this is where we want to be; this is where we will remain, faithful to our Savior. We journey through the outward circumstances of life. The world rushes on. Everyone is hastening to his final place. Satan rules; he agitates people’s minds and confuses their reasoning. Man has been placed in the midst of this turmoil. He faithfully carries out his daily tasks as unto God without being disturbed by all this turmoil, because within, in the depths of his heart, he has kept his place before the Father’s face. All external turmoil cannot break the inner stillness of the heart—a stillness before God’s face.Aksel Smith

Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was cheerful. Then he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Ruth 3:7. Boaz was wise! He did not act like so many believers who sit down to admire themselves—that they are able to bear such fruits, and then they wish that others would admire both them and their fruit. When you, like Jesus, are satisfied by doing the Father’s will, then lie down to rest in God at the end of the heap of grain, i.e., at the end of your fruits, because you yourself are a fruit of God. You are only a workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Eph. 2:10. Blessed nothingness that possesses everything in God and nothing outside of Him!Aksel Smith

When Hannah came with her son Samuel to Eli at Shiloh, she said, “Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord as long as he lives; he has been desired for the Lord.” 1 Sam. 1:28. Hannah was like an unfruitful branch for as long as she desired a son for herself. But God purified her. When she came to Shiloh, she made a promise before the Lord’s face: “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of your maidservant and remember me, and not forget your maidservant, but will give your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life.” Then the Lord heard her. Hannah desired for the Lord, and her fruit became the prophet Samuel who stood before the Lord’s face. If you want to bear fruit, you must desire it for the Lord and not for yourself. Then you will be like a garden of the Lord. You will bear fruit, and your fruit will remain, just as Jesus says. John 15:16. You must offer yourself—and your fruits—to the Lord. Desire great things for Him, but nothing for yourself. This is the way to fruitfulness.Aksel Smith

. . . for the publishers to hear that Skjulte Skatte has been a blessing for many. It deepens our faith and confidence in our faithful God. We continue to pray that God may give all those who read the periodical a desire for a deeper and richer life in God, and we ask our brothers and sisters to appear before God’s face together with us in sincere prayer on behalf of God’s people. Let us pray down, into the hearts of God’s children, a fullness of the Spirit in which Jesus received strength to lay down His life, which is Jesus’ spirit of sacrifice. Just as He laid down His life for us, so we must lay down our life for Him. He sacrificed His life for us, therefore we must sacrifice our life for Him. In the church we need a fervent zeal for truth and justice—truth and justice accomplished in our inner as well as in our outer life. Let our prayer in this regard be a clear-sighted, purposeful work. Let us, clearly conscious of the need that exists, advance into that inner oneness before God, together with our faithful High Priest, in fervent prayer and supplication for God’s people. Pray that God will send His cleansing fire into their hearts and consume the self-life in all its forms. We must have a spiritual sense for purity. Impurity divides, but whatever is pure melts together. Pray that the more carnal as well as the more refined spiritual sins may be removed. Our desire is that all the readers of this periodical would become co-workers: first in that inner ministry (in prayer), and then in the outer work of spreading the truth. We ask that those who receive this periodical will keep it, for we will take in only those truths that are always new. Therefore let others read this periodical as well. May our progress in God be evident to all. 1 Tim. 4:15.Aksel Smith