Daniel 12:13 But go you your way till the end be: for you shall rest, and stand in your lot at the end of the days. I. THE PERPLEXITY. How much in the history of human life there is to perplex! The origin of sin. The reign of wrong. The prosperity of the wicked. The afflictions of the good. The tardy march of the Gospel, etc. These events often make men pessimists, who declare that life is not worth living. II. THY CRISIS. "Till the end be." There is a great crisis awaiting the life of mankind. 1. Analogy suggests this. 2. So does science. 3. So does the moral sentiment. 4. So does Scripture. See Matthew 25; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15, etc. III. THE DUTY. "Go thou thy way." 1. There is a divinely-appointed way for every man to pursue. 2. It must be pursued, however great the difficulties. Wait calmly and courageously for the end. IV. THE ULTIMATE DESTINY. 1. "Thou shalt stand," personally. Thou, not another for thee. Thine individuality will never be amalgamated, thine identity never be lost. 2. "Thou shalt stand," appropriately. What is the true lot of man? A correspondence of his circumstances with his character. A man's moral character must ultimately, under the government of a righteous God, determine his position. 3. "Thou shalt stand," peacefully. "Thou shalt rest." The moral universe, agitated by the storms of successive ages, shall be hushed, every godly man shall rest. Conclusion. "Go thou thy way till the end be," brother. The portentous clouds will not always roll over thy sky, nor will confounding whirlwinds always bewilder thee on thy path. There is an end, in that end thou shalt rest, rest in holy faith and love, and shalt have "thy lot." A sphere suited for thy moral aspirations and faculties, a sphere that will give scope to thy every power, satisfy thy every want, and transcend thy highest expectations. (David Thomas, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. |
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