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But　even　here　Christians　may　have　the　joy　of　communion　with　Christ；　they　may　have　the　light　of　His　love；　the　perpetual　comfort　of　His　presence。　Every　step　in　life　may　bring　us　closer　to　Jesus；　may　give　us　a　deeper　experience　of　His　love；　and　may　bring　us　one　step　nearer　to　the　blessed　home　of　peace。　Then　let　us　not　cast　away　our　confidence；　but　have　firm　assurance；　firmer　than　ever　before。　〃Hitherto　hath　the　Lord　helped　us；〃　and　He　will　help　us　to　the　end。　1　Samuel　7：12。　Let　us　look　to　the　monumental　pillars；　reminders　of　what　the　Lord　has　done　to　comfort　us　and　to　save　us　from　the　hand　of　the　destroyer。　Let　us　keep　fresh　in　our　memory　all　the　tender　mercies　that　God　has　shown　us；the　tears　He　has　wiped　away；　the　pains　He　has　soothed；　the　anxieties　removed；　the　fears　dispelled；　the　wants　supplied；　the　blessings　bestowed；thus　strengthening　ourselves　for　all　that　is　before　us　through　the　remainder　of　our　pilgrimage。

We　cannot　but　look　forward　to　new　perplexities　in　the　coming　conflict；　but　we　may　look　on　what　is　past　as　well　as　on　what　is　to　come；　and　say；　〃Hitherto　hath　the　Lord　helped　us。〃　〃As　thy　days；　so　shall　thy　strength　be。〃　Deuteronomy　33：25。　The　trial　will　not　exceed　the　strength　that　shall　be　given　us　to　bear　it。　Then　let　us　take　up　our　work　just　where　we　find　it；　believing　that　whatever　may　come；　strength　proportionate　to　the　trial　will　be　given。

And　by　and　by　the　gates　of　heaven　will　be　thrown　open　to　admit　God's　children；　and　from　the　lips　of　the　King　of　glory　the　benediction　will　fall　on　their

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ears　like　richest　music；　〃Come；　ye　blessed　of　My　Father；　inherit　the　kingdom　prepared　for　you　from　the　foundation　of　the　world。〃　Matthew　25：34。

Then　the　redeemed　will　be　welcomed　to　the　home　that　Jesus　is　preparing　for　them。　There　their　companions　will　not　be　the　vile　of　earth；　liars；　idolaters；　the　impure；　and　unbelieving；　but　they　will　associate　with　those　who　have　overcome　Satan　and　through　divine　grace　have　formed　perfect　characters。　Every　sinful　tendency；　every　imperfection；　that　afflicts　them　here　has　been　removed　by　the　blood　of　Christ；　and　the　excellence　and　brightness　of　His　glory；　far　exceeding　the　brightness　of　the　sun；　is　imparted　to　them。　And　the　moral　beauty；　the　perfection　of　His　character；　shines　through　them；　in　worth　far　exceeding　this　outward　splendor。　They　are　without　fault　before　the　great　white　throne；　sharing　the　dignity　and　the　privileges　of　the　angels。

In　view　of　the　glorious　inheritance　that　may　be　his；　〃what　shall　a　man　give　in　exchange　for　his　soul？〃　Matthew　16：26。　He　may　be　poor；　yet　he　possesses　in　himself　a　wealth　and　dignity　that　the　world　could　never　bestow。　The　soul　redeemed　and　cleansed　from　sin；　with　all　its　noble　powers　dedicated　to　the　service　of　God；　is　of　surpassing　worth；　and　there　is　joy　in　heaven　in　the　presence　of　God　and　the　holy　angels　over　one　soul　redeemed；　a　joy　that　is　expressed　in　songs　of　holy　triumph。





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