[Songs in the Night - May 27]
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1
THOSE who hear the invitation to become members
of the house of God, the house of sons, the antitypical
Temple, and who receive the invitation into good and
honest hearts, are indeed made glad: "Blessed are the
people who know the joyful sound."
We couple with
this a similar expression by the same poet prophet,
who declares, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever."
Not in earthly houses, not in earthly temples,
do we hope to dwell forever, but those who become
members, living stones in the spiritual house,
the heavenly Temple now under construction, will indeed
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
For them
to go out would mean the destruction of the house,
for of it they will be members in particular; as the
Lord declares they will be pillars in the house of the
Lord, and the ministers of his grace and truth to all
the people.
This text will be true also of the world
during the millennial age.
All mankind will then be
invited to approach the Lord in worship, to approach
the spiritual Temple, The Christ, and through The
Christ to approach the Father; and all who shall hear
that message and who shall obey it will be glad indeed,
even as the message brought by the angels at the birth
of Jesus intimated that eventually the tidings of great
joy shall be unto all people. Z'03-443 R3284:4 (Hymn 54)