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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing
unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account
of evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things. Love never faileth.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
, R.V.
Happiness drawn from earthly sources is as changeable as varying
circumstances can make it; but the peace of Christ is a constant and
abiding peace. It does not depend upon any circumstances in life, on
the amount of worldly goods or the number of earthly friends. Christ
is the fountain of living water, and happiness drawn from Him can
never fail.
The meekness of Christ, manifested in the home, will make the
inmates happy; it provokes no quarrel, gives back no angry answer, but
soothes the irritated temper and diffuses a gentleness that is felt by all
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within its charmed circle. Wherever cherished, it makes the families
of earth a part of the one great family above.
Far better would it be for us to suffer under false accusation than
to inflict upon ourselves the torture of retaliation upon our enemies.
The spirit of hatred and revenge originated with Satan, and can bring
only evil to him who cherishes it. Lowliness of heart, that meekness
which is the fruit of abiding in Christ, is the true secret of blessing.
“He will beautify the meek with salvation.”
Psalm 149:4
.
The meek “shall inherit the earth.” It was through the desire for
self-exaltation that sin entered into the world, and our first parents
lost the dominion over this fair earth, their kingdom. It is through
self-abnegation that Christ redeems what was lost. And He says we
are to overcome as He did.
Revelation 3:21
. Through humility and
self-surrender we may become heirs with Him when “the meek shall
inherit the earth.”
Psalm 37:11
.
The earth promised to the meek will not be like this, darkened with
the shadow of death and the curse. “We, according to His promise, look
for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”
“There shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him.”
2 Peter 3:13
;
Revelation 22:3
.
There is no disappointment, no sorrow, no sin, no one who shall
say, I am sick; there are no burial trains, no mourning, no death, no
partings, no broken hearts; but Jesus is there, peace is there. There
“they shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite
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