"The city
hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon,
to shine in it."
Revelation 21:23
Revelation 21:23
Yonder
in the better world, the inhabitants are independent of all creature comforts.
They have no need of raiment; their white robes never wear out, neither shall
they ever be defiled. They need no medicine to heal diseases, "for the
inhabitant shall not say, I am sick." They need no sleep to recruit their
frames they rest neither day nor night, but unworriedly praise Him in His
temple.
They
need no social relationship to minister comfort, and whatever happiness they
may derive from association with their fellows is not essential to their bliss,
for their Lord's society is enough for their largest desires. They need no
teachers there; they doubtless commune with one another concerning the things
of God, but they do not require this by way of instruction; they shall all be
taught of the Lord. Ours are the alms at the king's gate, but they feast at the
table itself. Here we lean upon the friendly arm, but there they lean upon
their Beloved and upon Him alone. Here we must have the help of our companions,
but there they find all they want in Christ Jesus. Here we look to the meat
which perisheth, and to the raiment which decays before the moth, but there
they find everything in God.
We
use the bucket to fetch us water from the well, but there they drink from the
fountain head, and put their lips down to the living water. Here the angels
bring us blessings, but we shall want no messengers from heaven then. They
shall need no Gabriel’s there to bring their love-notes from God, for there
they shall see Him face to face.
Oh; what a blessed time shall that be when we shall have mounted above every
second cause and shall rest upon the bare arm of God! What a glorious hour when
God, and not His creatures; the Lord, and not His works, shall be our daily
joy! Our souls shall then have attained the perfection of bliss.
God
bless,
David
L. Wynn, Pastor
Pauline
B. Grant CME Church
“This
is the Potter’s House”
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