Hebrews 12:1-2 Why seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight… n: — May we not safely say that the joy will be as varied as the relationship which our Saviour bears to us? It will be the joy of the Sufferer whose agony is forgotten in the abundance of bliss — the joy of the Sower in reaping the abundance of the harvest — the joy of the Shepherd in seeing all the sheep as one flock, safe for ever in the heavenly fold — the joy of the Friend in seeing all His friends by His side in a union with Him and with each other that no misapprehension shall ever mar, and no sin shall ever stain — it will be the joy of the Warrior when the battle is over, when every enemy is still as a stone, and the summons to fight is exchanged for victorious rest — it will be the joy of the Leader, who has brought all His host into the promised land — it will be the joy of the Mediator, who has discharged His trust and surrendered it to the Father, saying "Of those whom Thou hast given Me I have lost none" — it will be the joy of the King who is to reign for ever over a kingdom in which revolt has been made impossible through the achievements of almighty grace — it will be the joy of the Redeemer when the redemption is complete, fulfilling His longings and His prayers — it will be the joy of the Firstborn Son at seeing every member of the new-born family safe in a happy home, which no sin can disturb and no death invade — it will be the joy of the Son of Man in witnessing the ideal of human perfection — it will be the joy of the Son of God, as to principalities and powers in heavenly places He reveals through a glorified Church the manifold wisdom of God, showing to worlds on worlds what infinite love devised and Infinite Power achieved! (C. Clemance. D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, |
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