He's Pleased

"Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am" (John 17:24)

Gerhard Tersteegen wrote a song:

Midst the darkness, storm and sorrow,
One bright gleam I see.
Well I know that blest tomorrow,
Christ will come for me.

And then he writes six stanzas and the last four lines are these:

He and I in the bright glory,
One deep joy shall share.
Mine to be forever with Him,
And His that I am there.

Did you ever stop to think that God is going to be as pleased to have you with Him in heaven as you are to be there? The goodness and mercy of God, the loving kindness of the Lord - it's wonderful!! He can bring us into such a relationship with Him that He can please us without spoiling us. He pleases us, and He's pleased when we're pleased. And when we're pleased with Him, He's pleased.

Thank God, thank God! Let us praise the lovingkindness of God forever, for of His goodness there is no end. Amen!

How amazing to know that You take delight in me, Lord! I delight in my communion with You. Amen

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Walking in the Presence of His Lord

"And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever" (Revelation 5:13)

One of the purest souls ever to live on this fallen planet was Nicholas Herman, that simple-hearted Christian known throughout the world as Brother Lawrence.

Early in his life Brother Lawrence found Christ as his own Saviour and Lord and entered into what he called "the unspeakable riches of God and of Jesus Christ." He was a common cook but he learned to turn the modest service into a kind of worship.

He spent his long life walking in the presence of his Lord, and when he came to die there was no need for any particular change in his occupation. At the last hour someone asked him what was going on in his thoughts as death approached. He replied simply: "I am doing what I shall do through all eternity - blessing God, praising God, adoring God, giving Him the love of my whole heart. It is our one business, my brethren, to worship Him and love Him without thought of anything else."

Lord, may I live now as I will for all of time, praising and adoring You with my whole heart. Amen [AMEN]

~A. W. Tozer~