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Families Will Be Reunited, December 26
Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from
tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come
again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the
Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Jeremiah 31:16, 17
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Christ is coming with clouds and with great glory. A multitude of shining
angels will attend Him. He will come to raise the dead, and to change the living
saints from glory to glory. He will come to honor those who have loved Him, and
kept His commandments, and to take them to Himself. He has not forgotten them
nor His promise. There will be a relinking of the family chain.
The day of God will reveal how much the world owes to godly mothers....
When the judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened; when the “well
done” of the great Judge is pronounced, and the crown of immortal glory is placed
upon the brow of the victor, many will raise their crowns in sight of the assembled
universe, and pointing to their mother say: “She made me all I am through the
grace of God. Her instruction, her prayers, have been blessed to my eternal
salvation.”
With joy unutterable, parents see the crown, the robe, the harp, given to their
children. The days of hope and fear are ended. The seed sown with tears and
prayers may have seemed to be sown in vain, but their harvest is reaped with joy
at last. Their children have been redeemed.
Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for, contemplated with
eager anticipation, but never fully understood.
To His faithful followers Christ has been a daily companion and familiar friend.
They have lived in close contact, in constant communion with God. Upon them
the glory of the Lord has risen. In them the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ has been reflected. Now they rejoice in the
undimmed rays of the brightness and glory of the King in His majesty. They are
prepared for the communion of heaven; for they have heaven in their hearts.
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