“This morning early I had awakened and looked out. It was about four o’clock. The morning star was shining directly before our window in a bright sky. One part of the window was misty with frost, the other clear, and through the clear part the star shone most beautifully. I thought of Christ’s words, ‘the bright and morning star’ (Rev 22:16). Christ is all this to me in this world till the day break. I fell asleep, and when I next awoke the sun was shining through my room. Shall it not be thus at the resurrection? Our shadowy views of Christ are past, and now He is the Sun of righteousness.” September 18, 1849
“We were reading this morning, Joshua 5:12-15; the manna ceased only when they really had crossed the Jordan, and as for the cloudy pillar no notice is taken of its ceasing excepting this, The Lord says: ‘As Captain of the host am I now come.’ It was as much as saying: ‘I have hitherto led you through the wilderness in the cloud, but now the end of that is come, and so I appear as Captain of the host, leading you all into the land.’
Some day it shall be thus with us. We shall suddenly find Bibles, and ordinances, and living by faith (our manna) all ceasing, for sight has come and the realities of the unseen glory, and we shall find our God and Guide suddenly present to us in the Person of the Savior, ‘Whom not having seen we loved.’” May 28, 1892
Excerpts from Andrew A Bonar’s diary - Heavenly Springs, Banner of Truth Publishing
