Rejoicing in the Lord
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come, and say, “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” “As thy days, so
shall thy strength be.”
Deuteronomy 33:25
. The trial will not exceed
the strength that shall be given us to bear it. Then let us take up our
work just where we find it, believing that whatever may come, strength
proportionate to the trial will be given.
And by and by the gates of heaven will be thrown open to admit
God’s children, and from the lips of the King of glory the benediction
will fall on their ears like richest music, “Come, ye blessed of My
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Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world.”
Matthew 25:34
.
Then the redeemed will be welcomed to the home that Jesus is
preparing for them. There their companions will not be the vile of earth,
liars, idolaters, the impure, and unbelieving; but they will associate
with those who have overcome Satan and through divine grace have
formed perfect characters. Every sinful tendency, every imperfection,
that afflicts them here has been removed by the blood of Christ, and the
excellence and brightness of His glory, far exceeding the brightness
of the sun, is imparted to them. And the moral beauty, the perfection
of His character, shines through them, in worth far exceeding this
outward splendor. They are without fault before the great white throne,
sharing the dignity and the privileges of the angels.
In view of the glorious inheritance that may be his, “what shall
a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Matthew 16:26
. He may be
poor, yet he possesses in himself a wealth and dignity that the world
could never bestow. The soul redeemed and cleansed from sin, with
all its noble powers dedicated to the service of God, is of surpassing
worth; and there is joy in heaven in the presence of God and the holy
angels over one soul redeemed, a joy that is expressed in songs of holy
triumph.