Chapter 67—Fountain of Life and Power
Every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the
earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I
saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Revelation 5:13
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God desires His obedient children to claim His blessing and to come
before Him with praise and thanksgiving. God is the Fountain of life and
power.... He has done for His chosen people that which should inspire every
heart with thanksgiving, and it grieves Him that so little praise is offered.
He desires to have a stronger expression from His people, showing that they
know they have reason for joy and gladness.
The dealings of God with His people should be often repeated. How
frequently were the waymarks set up by the Lord in His dealings with
ancient Israel! Lest they should forget the history of the past, He commanded
Moses to frame these events into song, that parents might teach them to
their children.... For His people in this generation the Lord has wrought as a
wonder-working God. The past history of the cause of God needs to be often
brought before the people, young and old. We need often to recount God’s
goodness and to praise Him for His wonderful works....
The church of God below is one with the church of God above. Believers
on the earth and the beings in heaven who have never fallen constitute one
church. Every heavenly intelligence is interested in the assemblies of the
saints who on earth meet to worship God. In the inner court of heaven they
listen to the testimony of the witnesses for Christ in the outer court on earth,
and the praise and thanksgiving from the worshipers below is taken up in the
heavenly anthem, and praise and rejoicing sound through the heavenly courts
because Christ has not died in vain for the fallen sons of Adam. While angels
drink from the fountainhead, the saints on earth drink of the pure streams
flowing from the throne, the streams that make glad the city of our God.
Oh, that we could all realize the nearness of heaven to earth! ... In every
assembly of the saints below are angels of God, listening to the testimonies,
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