To be near unto God - pagina 502

It is also plain that in heaven prayer is made The behalf of God's people in the earth. Scripture teaches this clearly with respect to Christ. That the angels remember us in their supplication is quite certain. And that the blessed themselves unite with Christ and the angels in

in

prayer for the triumph of the Kingdom of God in the earth, can scarcely be taken in question. But though we follow along this line as far as self-evident, that neither can join us in the prayer: "Give us this day our daily bread, forgivj us our debts, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil." The blessed

scripture allows, it the angels nor the

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pray that they might be clothed upon, but is not one of need, misery, lack and want. They are blessed and drink with full draughts from the fountain of bliss. And where we are permitted to look at life in the heavens, as in Revelation, we are told almost nothing else of angels, seraphs and cherubim, and of the blessed, save that they worship. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts. The whole earth is

their state

full

of his glory.

is this difference between religion religion on earth, that with us prayer stands in the foreground, and worship in the heavens, it is of utmost importance, that we carefully consider the character of this worship. Prayer is the search after God's nearness in our behalf, that he might be gracious unto us. Worship is the search after God's nearness, in order from our side to bring tribute unto God of praise and honor, thanksgiving and glory. In principle one is the opposite of the other. He who praj's

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