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To See the King, December 24
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the
land that is very far off.
Isaiah 33:17
.
If we desire to see the King in His beauty we must here behave
worthily. We must outgrow our childishness. When provocation comes let
us be silent. There are times when silence is eloquence. We are to reveal
the patience and kindness and forbearance that will make us worthy of
being called sons and daughters of God. We are to trust Him, and believe
on Him, and rely upon Him. We are to follow in Christ’s steps. “If any
man will come after me,” He says, “let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me” (
Luke 9:23
).... It may be a heavy cross to
keep silent when you ought to. It may be a painful discipline, but let me
assure you that silence does much more to overcome evil than a storm of
angry words.
Here in this world we are to learn what we must be in order to have a
place in the heavenly courts. We are to learn the lessons that Christ desires
to teach us, that we may be prepared to be taken to the higher school in
the courts above, where the Saviour will lead us beside the river of life,
explaining to us many things that here we could not comprehend.... There
we shall see the glory of God as we have never seen it here. We get but a
glimpse of the glory now, because we do not follow on to know the Lord.
Every right principle, every truth learned in an earthly school, will
advance us just that much in the heavenly school. As Christ walked and
talked with His disciples during His ministry on this earth, so will He
teach us in the school above, leading us beside the river of living waters,
and revealing to us truths that in this life must remain hidden mysteries
because of the limitations of the human mind, so marred by sin. In the
heavenly school we shall have opportunity to attain, step by step, to the
greatest heights of learning. There, as children of the heavenly King, we
shall ever dwell with the members of the royal family; there we shall see
the King in His beauty, and behold His matchless charms.
Long have we waited, but our hope is not to grow dim. If we can but
see the King in His beauty we shall be forever blessed.
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