Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-09

LOT 90 W |
i33:=;::3 margin; III Cor. |
12:D. But '.man |
poreity" and will not reach perfection
until clothed with glorified body. The
text exhibits some privileges of the
finally redeemed who will dwell in
"the holy city. new Jerusalem"
Service.
His servants shall serve him" The
common idea of heaven is as a place
of rest, and it will be So Earth is
full of weary ones, and the millions
who follow Buddhism, with its teach
ing of humiliation as the final blessed
ness, are evidence of the craving for
rest. But heaven may be a place of
rest and of service too. Says Mac
laren: Work at it's intensest, which
is pleasurable work and level to the
capacity of the doer, is the truest form
of rest. In vacuity, there are stings
and torments: it is only in joyous &C
| tivity which is not pushed to the ex-
| tent of strain and unwholesome effort
| that the true rest of man is to be
| found"
What will the service be? Those
who are faithful over a few things
will be made rulers over many. In
1.-The regeneration" the apostles will
sit on thrones, judging the IL tribes
| of Israel eMatt. 1929; and we hear
CT saints who will rule over five cities
or ten duke 19): this seems to point
to millennial times, when the glori-
fed will share the government of
earth. Again, Ephesians 2:7 shows
| we have been saved that in the ages
| To he rroio "a
riches of his grace in his kindness to-
ward us through Christ Jesus" Won
dering angels will magnify the grace
of God in US. One of large vision
says, I'VE know not what new worlds
may be created, what new spheres
may be opened for the exercise of the
powers of those who shall reign in
life"
His servants shall do him priestly
service is the literal meaning of the
phrase before us. While it will be all
work, it will be all worship. 1t will
be the happy estate of Mary and
Martha combined. Work will be wor
ship and worship will be work, yet ir
both we shall rest, sitting at Jesus
feet
Vision.
: seems to contradict some scriptures
which tell us man will never see God
True, in a sense we can never SCI
God. God is a spirit and cannot bs
seen corporeally: we may never be
hold more than symbol of him, a.
Stephen saw "the glory of God" We
this would not preclude our KNOWN,
him, for spirit with spirit can meet
Moreover, we shall not see God il
the sense of finding him out to per
lection; he is infinite and we shall
have always before us the joy of dis
{ covery.
!. But while this is true, we shall Sc
Jesus, who said, HE that hath seel
me hath seen the Father" He is tn
word by whom God is revealed. w
see now through glass darkly. bu
Z then, face to face We would not mir
!. imize the work of the Holy Ghost Il
us, revealing Christ, but the earl
) Christians longed to behold the fac
of their Lord: their cry was, Even se
come, Lord Jesus"
Knowing as L am known,
u How shall love that word.
d And oft repeat before the throne
l. Forever with the Lord"
. Likeness.
81 Ills name shall be in their for
n heads" This speaks of ownership
r But 1t suggests likeness. too. for
Scripture the name stands for man
N tested character; we shall have God
y image stamped upon u.s. We seek
be holy now, but there we shall hav
a attained. I'VE shall be like him."
There Is no sin in heaven:
u Behold that happy throng.
u All glorious in their spotIess robes,
All holy in their song.
Our light affection, which is but fc
a moment, worketh for us far MOI
- exceeding and eternal weight of glor.
while we look not at the things whic
are seen, but at the things which al
- not seen: for the things which al
- seen are temporal; but the thing
- which are not seen are eternal Fl
= we know that IL our earthly house {
- this tabernacle were dissolved, v
have q building OF God, house M
made with hands. eternal in the hea,
ems" Oh Cor. 4:17-5.1l.