A Beautiful Country

[Thompson, Darryl]

A Beautiful Country

     And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence
they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now
they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not
ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Heb. 11:15, 16  

     A fear of making the future inheritance seem too material has led
many to spiritualize away the very truths which lead us to look upon it
as our home. Christ assured His disciples that He went to prepare
mansions for them in the Father's house. Those who accept the teachings
of God's Word will not be wholly ignorant concerning the heavenly abode.
And yet "eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love
Him." Human language is inadequate to describe the reward of the
righteous. It will be known only to those who behold it. No finite mind
can comprehend the glory of the Paradise of God.  

     In the Bible the inheritance of the saved is called a country.
There the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock to fountains of living
waters. The tree of life yields its fruit every month, and the leaves of
the tree are for the service of the nations. There are ever-flowing
streams, clear as crystal, and beside them waving trees cast their
shadows upon the paths prepared for the ransomed of the Lord.  

     The grass will be a living green, and will never wither. There will
be roses and lilies and all kinds of flowers there. They will never
blight or fade or lose their beauty and fragrance.  

     The lion, we should much dread and fear here, will then lie down
with the lamb, and everything in the New Earth will be peace and
harmony. The trees of the New Earth will be straight and lofty, without
deformity.  

     In the New Earth there are no chilling winds, no disagreeable
changes. The atmosphere is ever right and healthful. 

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