Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 1. It is a far country, possibly, as measured by distance, this heaven that we talk about. I prefer to believe that the dwelling-place of Deity is near at hand, that the sainted dead are separated from us only by the thick, dense, fleshly veil which envelops our free soul, so that we can neither feel, nor hear, nor see. Heaven lies near to the habitations of the just. 2. But heaven is a "far country," as being far away beyond our comprehension. It is so utterly far beyond our experience, so surpasses our comprehension, so outstrips our thought and conception, that even the aid of revelation does give us dim glimpses of the distant splendours. 3. Heaven is a "far country," because we are by nature so disqualified from inhabiting it. We speak of the fall of man, and this is the measure of it — a fall from paradise to perdition — a fall that only power Divine can span. From this" far country" good news has come. News from a far country is interesting to us, if it is from a strange land, unlike our own. If we have those who are near and dear to us dwelling in it. If we hope, or intend, to live in it by and by. Good news has come from this far country, the best and most glorious news that can fall on mortal ear. Angels have brought it. Jesus has brought it. The Holy Spirit has brought it. Holy men, moved by Him, have written and spoken it. Subtle, gracious, secret good news is brought from the far country still. (J. Jackson Wray.) Parallel Verses KJV: As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.WEB: Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
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