IN THE times of persecution in Scotland, there was a dear old Christian woman who met in a certain spot with some of her friends to worship God. But one by one, as the persecution went on, these dear Christian friends were slain by the cruel and bloody Claverhouse and his dragoons. Still this dear Scotchwoman went to the trysting place. One day as she was returning from it, she met some of the dragoons.
“Well, Grannie, had you a good meeting the day?” said one of them.
“Oh, yes,” she replied.
“You had!” said the dragoon, “who was there?”
“God the Father was there, God the Son was there, and God the Holy Ghost was there; and I was there, and we had a good meeting.”
Ah! a wonderful trysting place that was. How many would be willing now to go, at the risk of their lives, to have such a happy meeting?
An, aged Christian remarked, in connection with relating this incident: “Heaven would be lonely without company.”
This is very true; but we, who love the Lord, well know that we shall have the very best of company there. All the redeemed of the Lord will be there; and what blessed company that will be! But first, and above all, “the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb” will be there, and the Lamb will be the light and the joy of that blessed scene. His presence will make heaven to be heaven for us. And our happy song will be, “Thou wart slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood, out of every kindred and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign over the earth.”
ML 06/07/1903