H. S. GURNEY by H. S. Gurney

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 26, 1864

H. S. GURNEY

By H. S. Gurney

From Bro. Gurney.

BRO. WHITE: I still look forward with delight at the glorious inheritance of the saints, which we are assured by the signs of the times we shall have to wait for but a little longer, when the Son of God who has paid the price of redemption will appear in grandeur to introduce the purchased possession to those who fulfill the conditions of the inheritance. What a glory shines round this subject. Suppose ye, the angels do not rejoice in the glorious prospect? Yes, all in heaven rejoice, and so must we "look up and lift up our heads for our redemption draweth nigh."

I love the assurance that the Lord is soon to come and gather his people and set them free from the bondage of sin and death.

Midst all our trials and perplexing scenes, the blessed hope lifts us from our anxious care, and we rejoice, and our joy is unspeakable, being bounded in the love of God.

Yet a little while and Jesus will come. Yes, he will come who is the resurrection and the life. He will come to be glorified in his saints. There is rest for the weary, where tears, and sighs, and groans, and anxious care, will forever cease; God shall wipe all tears from all faces, when the cause of evil is removed never to appear again. Let us then labor for that rest by persevering in all the ways of truth and righteousness, be an example to our children, in faith, in love, in zeal, in truth, in patience, in heavenly-mindedness, speaking often to them of the love and power in a compassionate Saviour, that when he appears in glory they may have had some experimental acquaintance with him. Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. Amen.

H. S. GURNEY

Jackson, Mich.