To be near unto God - pagina 604

a part of your heart, till at length you throw up your hands, open your whole heart to him, and now experience with joy that he really in Christ has made his abode in you. This is the continuous Christmas gospel. Not a Christmas gospel that remains standing by the manger, but such an one as passes over from the manger into your

own late us."

heart. :

First the jubilant note of the apostoflesh and dwelt among then the song of praise on the part of

"The Word was made

And

God's saint: "The Word was made flesh, and has taken up his abode in mine own heart." 109

"WHOM HAVE

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HEAVEN BUT

THEE?" Refreshment of grace is particulaily rich when also in departing from this world the soul is privOn the death-bed ileged to be near unto God. highest bliss has often been enjoyed. Many have departed, not only strong in faith and in higher clearness of mind, but also with the foretaste of

heavenly joy. No rule can be made for this. A blessed death-bed is not alwaj^s the reward of A holier-mindedness and of deeper spirituality. death bed that enhances the glory of God has not infrequently been the portion of one who in life had wandered far away from his Lord. And on the other hand painful distress has been witnessed on the part of those who for many years had known the secret walk with God. As a rule this depends upon all sorts of things that have nothing to do with a devout frame of mind and heart. First upon age, temperament, 600

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