We Shall See the King

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for November 15
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We Shall See the King

Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land
that is very far off. Isa. 33:17. 

If we desire to see the King in His beauty we must here behave worthily.
We must outgrow our childishness. When provocation comes let us be
silent. There are times when silence is eloquence. We are to reveal the
patience and kindness and forbearance that will make us worthy of being
called sons and daughters of God. We are to trust Him, and believe on
Him, and rely upon Him. We are to follow in Christ's steps. "If any man
will come after me," He says, "let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me" (Luke 9:23). . . . It may be a heavy cross
to keep silent when you ought to. It may be a painful discipline, but
let me assure you that silence does much more to overcome evil than a
storm of angry words. 

Here in this world we are to learn what we must be in order to have a
place in the heavenly courts. We are to learn the lessons that Christ
desires to teach us, that we may be prepared to be taken to the higher
school in the courts above, where the Savior will lead us beside the
river of life, explaining to us many things that here we could not
comprehend. . . . There we shall see the glory of God as we have never
seen it here. We get but a glimpse of the glory now, because we do not
follow on to know the Lord. 

Every right principle, every truth learned in an earthly school, will
advance us just that much in the heavenly school. As Christ walked and
talked with His disciples during His ministry on this earth, so will He
teach us in the school above, leading us beside the river of living
waters, and revealing to us truths that in this life must remain hidden
mysteries because of the limitations of the human mind, so marred by
sin. In the heavenly school we shall have opportunity to attain, step by
step, to the greatest heights of learning. There, as children of the
heavenly King, we shall ever dwell with the members of the royal family;
there we shall see the King in His beauty, and behold His matchless
charms. 

Long have we waited, but our hope is not to grow dim. If we can but see
the King in His beauty we shall be forever blessed.

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