THE FAMILY ALTAR

May 31.

"In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so,

I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if

I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you

unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also". John 14:2. 3.

How all our hearts ought to leap for joy when we hear our

blessed Lord giving us this glorious promise! Can we hear it

without devoutly praying: "Draw us to Thee, For then shall

we Walk in Thy steps forever, And hasten on Where Thou art

gone, To be with Thee, dear Savior" ? 0 what bliss, what comfort

it is to know from the truthful lips of our blessed Lord Himself

that He has prepared a place for His believing and loving dis-

ciples where they shall rest from all labor, and sin, and sorrow

and be at home with their dear Master forevermore. It is true,

we must all confess that on account of our manifold sins we are

not worthy of such great joy and glory. But yet are we Christ's

redeemed children, washed clean by faith in His atoning blood,

and we know that He, our faithful Savior, will keep His promise

for the sake of His free grace and mercy in which He delights

to save just such poor, guilty, but repentant sinners as we are.

He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God

by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father in this

our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the propitiation

for our sins, aye, for the sins of the whole world. Trusting alone

in His saving merit, in His effectual pleading with the Father

for us, in His unfailing promise, let us daily ask Him to pardon

our sins and to grant us His Holy Spirit's aid that we may keep

ourselves clean and pure within, unspotted from the world, and

ever walk the paths that lead to our heavenly home.

My Jesus is gone up to heaven

To get a place for me;

For 'tis His will that where He is,

There should His servants' be.

I have a God that changeth not:

Why should I be perplexed?

My God that owns me in this world

Will own me in the next.

My dearest friends, they dwell above;

Them will I go to see:

And all my friends in Christ below

Will soon come after me.