And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book (Dan. 12:1).
Three things are promised here: the standing up of Michael, the time of trouble, the deliverance of God's people. Our Savior now appears in the presence of God for us (Heb. 9:24), but someday He will cease His intercessory work, stand up, and begin to reign as King of kings. Then probation will close, and the final time of trouble will occur. But the blessed promise is: "At that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book," the book of life spoken of by the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:3. In the darkest hour of trouble the Lord Himself will come.
One night a young woman came to Charles Berry, a liberal preacher of England, and said, "My mother is dying. I want you to come and get her in." He went and talked to the poor gasping woman about having a good record. She said, "But that's not for the likes of me." He told her of God's love but she said, "It's not for the likes of me." He told her to forget the past and throw herself upon the mercy of God. But that did not help. The poor soul was desperate, and so was the minister. All he could think of was the hymn "There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood," and as he began to sing it, light came into the woman's face. The dying mother could grasp that, and she accepted Christ as her Savior. The next morning he told his congregation, "I got her in, all right; but I did something more--I got myself in too."
May we all be safe inside the fold when Michael stands up.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me" (Ps. 108:6).
Three things are promised here: the standing up of Michael, the time of trouble, the deliverance of God's people. Our Savior now appears in the presence of God for us (Heb. 9:24), but someday He will cease His intercessory work, stand up, and begin to reign as King of kings. Then probation will close, and the final time of trouble will occur. But the blessed promise is: "At that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book," the book of life spoken of by the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:3. In the darkest hour of trouble the Lord Himself will come.
One night a young woman came to Charles Berry, a liberal preacher of England, and said, "My mother is dying. I want you to come and get her in." He went and talked to the poor gasping woman about having a good record. She said, "But that's not for the likes of me." He told her of God's love but she said, "It's not for the likes of me." He told her to forget the past and throw herself upon the mercy of God. But that did not help. The poor soul was desperate, and so was the minister. All he could think of was the hymn "There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood," and as he began to sing it, light came into the woman's face. The dying mother could grasp that, and she accepted Christ as her Savior. The next morning he told his congregation, "I got her in, all right; but I did something more--I got myself in too."
May we all be safe inside the fold when Michael stands up.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me" (Ps. 108:6).
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