FOR many centuries men have looked with longing for the golden age of righteousness when Christ’s kingdom will be established over all the earth and all mankind will own His benevolent yet righteous sway. There are differ-ems of opinion as to just when and how this will be brought about, but all Christians join in praying, “Thy kingdom come,” and all look forward to the triumph of truth over error, and of good over evil. When that day comes, those who have been faithful to Christ in the time of His rejection will reign with Him in the hour of His manifested glory and power. We can well afford to suffer with and for Him now in view of that which is to be our blessed portion then.
When we see Him enthroned we will never look back with regret that we have endured too much for His name’s sake during our pilgrim pathway, but will rather wish we had been more faithful and devoted, for we shall realize then the true blessedness of a life yielded wholly to the Lord Jesus Christ
“When shall the voice of singing
Flow joyfully along?
When hill and valley, ringing
With one triumphant song,
Proclaim the contest ended.
And Him who once was slain,
Again to earth descended,
In righteousness to reign.
Then from the craggy mountains
The sacred shout shall fly;
And shady vales and fountains
Shall echo the reply,
High tower and lowly dwelling
Shall send the chorus round,
All hallelujahs swelling
In one eternal sound!”
—Pratt’s Col.