December 23, 2019

        And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more pain: for the former things are passed away (Rev. 21:4).
 
    No more tears, death, sorrow, crying, pain.  Who would not wish to live in such a land?  All these things are among the former things.  Now they are passed away.  How?  Through a change in civilization?  Through great wisdom, culture, education?  Through human effort?  No, never!  By the power of God.  "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."  So, friend, read His promise through your tears and have faith in God.
 
                                Have faith in God to bring the end of tears,
                                Have faith in God; no death, no pain, no fears.
                                Have faith in God through the eternal years.
                                Have faith, dear friend, in God.
 
    After his dream of the City of God, John Bunyan wrote: "Now, just as the gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and behold, the City shone like the sun; the streets also were paved with gold; and in them walked many men, with crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps, to sing praises withal.  They were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, Holy, holy holy is the Lord.  And after that they shut up the gates: which when I had seen, I wished myself among them."
 
    And so do we all.  May the Good Shepherd lead every one of us to that city at last.
 
 
MEDITATION PRAYER:  "For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands" (Ps. 92:4).