December 25

Our Hope

“I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
— John 14:3

“"I will come again, and receive you unto myself." This is the language of affection. He does not say, I will send for you. No, that would not satisfy the heart — "I will come." He would not be content without having them where He is, and without coming to fetch them.”

“"The glory of God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof." But if I see the Lamb in the midst of the throne, Ah! I say, now I am indeed at home, that is the sight that dazzles every other, and that is the sight which is for me.”