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Victorious at Last, December 31
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not
tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my
soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 10:37, 38
.
Fellow pilgrim, we are still amid the shadows and turmoil of earthly
activities; but soon our Saviour is to appear to bring deliverance and rest. Let
us by faith behold the blessed hereafter, as pictured by the hand of God. He
who died for the sins of the world, is opening wide the gates of Paradise to all
who believe on Him. Soon the battle will have been fought, the victory won.
Soon we shall see Him in whom our hopes of eternal life are centered. And in
His presence the trials and sufferings of this life will seem as nothingness. The
former things “shall not be remembered, nor come into mind” (
Isaiah 65:17
).
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of
reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God,
ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come
will come, and will not tarry” (
Hebrews 10:35-37
)....
Look up, look up, and let your faith continually increase. Let this faith
guide you along the narrow path that leads through the gates of the city into
the great beyond, the wide, unbounded future of glory that is for the redeemed.
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the
husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience
for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish
your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (
James 5:7, 8
).
The nations of the saved will know no other law than the law of heaven.
All will be a happy, united family, clothed with the garments of praise and
thanksgiving. Over the scene the morning stars will sing together, and the
sons of God will shout for joy, while God and Christ will unite in proclaiming,
There shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death.—
The
Review and Herald, July 1, 1915
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