He spake and it was done; He commanded and all things stood
fast. But the effect is of the same order. It is the reduction of chaos
into beauty; and though we can produce such effects only in a small way
and by mechanical means, it gives us a hint of almighty power and
beauty. Yea, and that almighty power, as seen here in such beautiful
effects, gives us a suggestion of the transcendent glory of the world on
high. Not only so, but we have a vivid hint as to the fact that divine
power and grace can transform a sinner into a saint.
One function of the glorified body will be its amazing capacity of
speed. Along this line we have even now and here suggestions of
wonderful possibilities. You have noticed when on the train the swarm of
insects that keep easy pace with your rapid flight. Those insects not
only seem to enjoy a race with the train, but to show how easily they
could leave you behind, they indulge in all sorts of airy gymnastics, at
the same time whirling to and fro, and up and down. What marvellous
power of motion is there, if you only think of it! How inconceivably
rapid must be the movements of those little wings. It is computed that
some of those insects open and close their wings no less than two
hundred times in a second. It is amazing. And is it not suggestive of
the capacity of motion with which this body may easily be endowed when
the cumbrous flesh is changed into the immortal, ethereal body? Since
those tiny insects are so wonderfully endowed for their little life
here, so aimless as it might seem, what glorious capacities may not be
in reserve for us, God's redeemed children, who are to live forever,
going forth on God's errands through the wide amplitudes of uncounted
starry worlds.
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