January 17, 2010
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“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount
Sion.”
— Revelation
14:1The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of
heaven, and in describing what he saw, he begins by saying, “I looked, and, lo,
a Lamb!” This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation in the heavenly
state is “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.” Nothing
else attracted the apostle’s attention so much as the person of that Divine
Being, who hath redeemed us by His blood. He is the theme of the songs of all
glorified spirits and holy angels. Christian, here is joy for thee; thou hast
looked, and thou hast seen the Lamb. Through thy tears thine eyes have seen the
Lamb of God taking away thy sins. Rejoice, then. In a little while, when thine
eyes shall have been wiped from tears, thou wilt see the same Lamb exalted
on His throne. It is the joy of thy heart to hold daily fellowship with
Jesus; thou shalt have the same joy to a higher degree in heaven; thou shalt
enjoy the constant vision of His presence; thou shalt dwell with Him for ever.
“I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” Why, that Lamb is heaven itself; for as good
Rutherford says, “Heaven and Christ are the same thing;” to be with Christ is to
be in heaven, and to be in heaven is to be with Christ. That prisoner of the
Lord very sweetly writes in one of his glowing letters—”O my Lord Jesus Christ,
if I could be in heaven without thee, it would be a hell; and if I could be in
hell, and have thee still, it would be a heaven to me, for thou art all the
heaven I want.” It is true, is it not, Christian? Does not thy soul say so?“Not all the harps above
Can make a heavenly place,
If
God His residence remove,
Or but conceal His face.”All thou needest to make thee blessed, supremely blessed, is “to
be with Christ.”Charles Spurgeon
Comments (4)
To be with Christ…which is why I am SO thankful He is in me! I do look forward to seeing The Lamb! Now, off to church I go. Reading this post put my heart in the right place. Thank you Georgene!
I am also so thankful to be in Christ! When we see all thing things he does in our lives it is like looking a little bit at heaven.
I have been thinking about you and wondering if you are all settled in and how is that going? Did your hubby get his disability yet? Prayers and blessing Georgene!
Sharon
Well then you are busy and have your work cut out for you! I am sure you can come up with creative ways to store or display the things you love. Plain walls can become a great place to put things if you put up shelves or cabinets. Bless you in these coming days.
Don and I will be putting up some curtains tomorrow in our sm office space as we now have a new nieghbor (Christians, praise the Lord!) on that side of our house. But it is all glass on that side so need a little privacy.
Sharon
Amen! God bless (The origin of “Good bye” was a contraction of “God be with you.” So why not use “God bless!”) ~ Pete
“Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you…” Isaiah 43:4 (ref. my post of 1/24/2010 AD)