THOSE who know Him now by His character, His Word, His Spirit, will long to see “the Lord Himself.” To them He will “not be a stranger.” We desire the personal presence of those whom we truly love. We may be comforted by their words, encouraged by their example, and rejoice, as with Jesus, in the power of the endless life given us, but all these things will intensify the desire, deepen the longing, quicken the hope, of beholding Him as He is, the Son of God, the Son of Man—our Lord, yet our Brother. The child of God can not separate our love for Him from our love for His personal presence. To know Him there is gladness of heart which mortal tongue can not express; to see Him, then, will be joy unutterable, even to tongue of immortals. It is home, glad, joyous home, forever. All trials are past, all tears forever wiped away, all sin forever banished, all strife ceased; death is no more. “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”