Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert (Isa. 35:5, 6).
The blind, the deaf, the lame, the dumb--how wonderfully Jesus healed them all, and how the water of life did flow when He was on earth! But how much more extensively and literally will all of this great promise be fulfilled in the new earth and in the New Jerusalem now above, "which is the mother of all" (Gal. 4:26). Some eyes that have never had one glimpse of the beauties of this earth, or of its sorrowful, sordid scenes either, will open wide in astonishment at the glory of Emmanuel's land. The ears of those who have never heard their names spoken by human lips will thrill to the music of angels and the voice of Christ. Limbs paralyzed through long years of suffering will leap for joy in the abundance of immortal health. Tongues that have never formed as articulate word will help fill the chorus of redemption's song. What a hope, what joy, what a land, what a Savior!
Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5). And with the apostle Peter we too "look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13). So this is a real promise for real people of a real home in a real land--the land, as someone has said, "Where dreams come true."
But how shall we find that land? When asked the way to heaven, Bishop Wilberforce once said, "Take the first turn to the right and go straight forward." And to this land our Savior Himself is "the way" (John 14:6).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever" (Ps. 30:12).
The blind, the deaf, the lame, the dumb--how wonderfully Jesus healed them all, and how the water of life did flow when He was on earth! But how much more extensively and literally will all of this great promise be fulfilled in the new earth and in the New Jerusalem now above, "which is the mother of all" (Gal. 4:26). Some eyes that have never had one glimpse of the beauties of this earth, or of its sorrowful, sordid scenes either, will open wide in astonishment at the glory of Emmanuel's land. The ears of those who have never heard their names spoken by human lips will thrill to the music of angels and the voice of Christ. Limbs paralyzed through long years of suffering will leap for joy in the abundance of immortal health. Tongues that have never formed as articulate word will help fill the chorus of redemption's song. What a hope, what joy, what a land, what a Savior!
Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5). And with the apostle Peter we too "look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13). So this is a real promise for real people of a real home in a real land--the land, as someone has said, "Where dreams come true."
But how shall we find that land? When asked the way to heaven, Bishop Wilberforce once said, "Take the first turn to the right and go straight forward." And to this land our Savior Himself is "the way" (John 14:6).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever" (Ps. 30:12).
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