Thursday, November 8, 2012

Chap. 311--Home at Last!



"Well done, thou good and faithful servant: ... enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 25:21.
As your senses delight in the attractive loveliness of the earth, think of the world
that is to come, that shall never know the blight of sin and death; where the face of
nature will no more wear the shadow of the curse. Let your imagination picture the
home of the saved, and remember that it will be more glorious than your brightest
imagination can portray. In the varied gifts of God in nature we see but the faintest
gleaming of His glory. It is written, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love
him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9.
By and by the gates of heaven will be thrown open to admit God’s children, and
from the lips of the King of glory the benediction will fall on their ears like richest
music, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world.” Matthew 25:34.
Then the redeemed will be welcomed to the home that Jesus is preparing for
them.
Then I saw Jesus lead the redeemed company to the gate of the city. He laid
hold of the gate and swung it back on its glittering hinges and bade the nations that
had kept the truth enter in. Within the city there was everything to feast the eye.
Rich glory they beheld everywhere. Then Jesus looked upon His redeemed saints;
their countenances were radiant with glory; and as He fixed His loving eyes upon
them. He said, with His rich, musical voice, “I behold the travail of My soul, and
am satisfied. This rich glory is yours to enjoy eternally. Your sorrows are ended.
There shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain.” ...
Language is altogether too feeble to attempt a description of heaven. As the
scene rises before me, I am lost in amazement. Carried away with the surpassing
splendor and excellent glory, I lay down the pen, and exclaim, “Oh, what love! what
wondrous love!” The most exalted language fails to describe the glory of heaven or
the matchless depths of a Saviour’s love."
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