God Is Good (takes on a whole new meaning)
- November 12, 2008
- By Brian
“The redeemed have all their objective good in God. God himself is the great good which they are brought to, possess, and enjoy by redemption. He is the highest good and the sum of all that good, which Christ purchased. God is the inheritance of the saints. He is the portion of their souls. God is their wealth and treasure, and food, and life, their dwelling place, their ornament, their diadem, and their everlasting honor and glory. They have none in heaven but God. He is the great good that the redeemed are received to at death and which they are to rise to at the end of the world. The Lord God, He is the light of the heavenly Jerusalem and is the river of the water of life that runs, and the tree of life that grows in the midst of the paradise of God. The glorious excellencies and beauty of God will be what will forever entertain the minds of the saints and the love of God will be their everlasting feast. The redeemed will enjoy, indeed enjoy other things. They will enjoy angels and will enjoy one another. But that which they shall enjoy in angels or in one another or in anything else whatsoever that shall yield them delight and happiness will be what they see of God in them.”
-Jonathan Edwards
2 Comments
Amen.
What a beautiful quote.