Heaven is Cheap Enough

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for November 6
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Heaven is Cheap Enough

He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of
the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his
soul, and shall be satisfied. Isa. 53:10, 11. 


The love of God is without measure, without comparison! It is infinite.
. . . When we contemplate the dignity and glory of Christ we see how
great was that love that prompted the sacrifice made upon the cross of
Calvary for the redemption of a lost world. This theme will fill the
saints with wonder and amazement through eternal ages, and why should we
not meditate upon it here in this world? . . . 

O the mystery of godliness--God manifest in the flesh! This mystery
increases as we try to comprehend it. It is incomprehensible, and yet
human beings will allow worldly, earthly things to intercept the faint
view it is possible for mortals to have of Jesus and His matchless love.
. . . How can we be enthusiastic over earthly, common things and not be
stirred with this picture --the cross of Calvary, the love that is
revealed in the death of God's dear Son . . . ? 

All this humiliation and anguish were endured to bring back the
wanderers, guilty and thankless, to the Father's house. O the home of
the blest--I cannot afford to lose it! I shall, if saved in the kingdom
of God, be constantly discerning new depths in the plan of salvation.
All the redeemed saints will see and appreciate as never before the love
of the Father and the Son, and songs of praise will burst forth from
immortal tongues. He loved us, He gave His life for us. With glorified
bodies, with enlarged capacities, with hearts made pure, with lips
undefiled, we shall sing the riches of redeeming love. There will be no
suffering ones in heaven, no skeptics whom we must labor to convince of
the reality of eternal things, no prejudices to uproot, but all will be
susceptible to that love which passeth knowledge. Rest, thank God, there
is a rest for the people of God, where Jesus will lead the redeemed into
green pastures, by the streams of living waters which make glad the city
of our God. Then the prayer of Jesus to His Father will be answered: "I
will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am."

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