[Songs in the Night - October 12]
The wise shall understand. Daniel 12:10
DEARLY beloved, we are permitted to enjoy wonderful
things!
By the grace of God we are privileged
to see the meaning of things that were once mysterious,
not only to us, but to our parents.
While some in
Babylon are going into infidelity, some out of Babylon
are becoming stronger spiritually, entering by hope
"into that which is within the veil."
If Christ is our
Forerunner, we shall enter there with him.
To do so
will mean to become partakers of The Messiah, as
symbolically represented.
The true church is to become
associated with Christ in his kingdom.
Then will
come the promised blessings to "all the families of the
earth."
As we perceive the consistency of the divine
plan of the ages, our hearts are full of thanksgiving to
God.
We see that the new dispensation will be ushered
in with "a time of trouble such as never was"; and that
this time of trouble is located, among other ways, by
that prophecy which tells that "many shall run to and
fro, and knowledge shall be increased"; that there will
be a time of trouble; but that "the wise shall understand."
From what source do the wise receive their
instruction?
They will understand according to the
wisdom from on high—in humility accepting the divine
Word and being blessed in so doing. Z'12-278 R5092:6 (Hymn 333)