Heaven

The First Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:34

… He is in a higher place, and in a nobler condition, but his occupation is the same; he continues still before the eternal throne to present pleas on …

Despair Denounced and Grace Glorified

Ezekiel 37:11

… The flesh was gone, devoured by kites and jackals, or rotted and scattered in impalpable powder to the four winds of Heaven. How could these carcasses raise themselves …

Shoes for Pilgrims and Warriors

Ephesians 6:15

… The more a man loves the Lord, the more does he suffer when there is a temporary suspension of happy communion between his soul and Heaven—he cannot …

More and More

James 4:6

… But we are the children of the free woman and we are not moved to holiness by the hope of gaining Heaven, or the fear of being sent …

God's Glory and His Goodness

Exodus 33:18-23

… The Lord Most High does as He wills among the armies of Heaven and with the inhabitants of this lower world! Glory be to His name. Some of …

Marvelous! Marvelous!

Zechariah 8:6

… Like the unbelieving lord in the Book of Kings, we say, "If God would make windows in Heaven, might such a thing be?" Have you ever said that …

Sin and Grace

Romans 5:20

… Indeed, this has been tried and it has utterly failed! The way to Heaven is not up the steep sides of Sinai—that granitic mountain is too rugged …

The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil

1 Samuel 30:21-26

… Ask yon saints in Heaven! Ask those to step out of the shining ranks who came there without trial. Will one of the leaders of the shining host …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… your eternal state! By the wrath of God and by the love of God—by your own soul and by the value of it—by Heaven and its …

Jonah's Resolve—or, 'Look Again!'

Jonah 2:4

… While you are brother to the worm and akin to corruption, you are, nevertheless, nearly related to Him that sits on the Eternal Throne! Vast regions of wonder …

Confirmation

… The Lord will surely give it to those who are relying upon Him for eternal life. By His inward working He will deliver us from being "unstable as …

Redemption Through Blood—The Gracious Forgiveness Of Sins

Ephesians 1:7

… It does us good to get back to these antiquities—to these eternal things. You shake off something of the dust of time, as you no longer walk …

A Frail Leaf

Job 13:25

… Only the Spirit of God can enlighten the heart to discern it and yet, until a man does see it, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven …

Am I Sought Out?

Isaiah 62:12

… Brethren, we are sought out, first of all, in the eternal purposes and the work of Christ. The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ from Heaven was the …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… I do not doubt but that you have the proofs of this in yourselves, in your eternal circumstances. You cannot always rejoice, because although your treasure is not …

What We Have, and Are to Have

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… And look forward to His promised return from Heaven. Beloved Believer, He is yours—all yours. In all those positions and conditions He has given Himself to you …

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Psalm 149:4-6

… to Heaven's gate—running up Jacob's ladder even as the angels did—till we cast our praises right at the foot of the eternal Throne of …

Struggling Against Sin

Psalm 119:145

… Jesus Christ will take any sinner to Heaven, but He will not take any sin to Heaven. He will spare the sinner, but He will not spare his …

S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved

Romans 9:30-33

… Yet when the Gospel burst in upon the midnight of their souls, they received its light with joy and accepted the good news from Heaven with much readiness …

Our Life, Our Work, Our Change

Job 14:14

… There are no funeral knells to be heard in Heaven, no open graves to be filled with the dead. In Heaven there is no poverty, no proud man …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… Let us with good will do service unto our Father who is in Heaven, seeing it is but our reasonable service that we should lay out ourselves for …

Christ Asleep in the Vessel

Mark 4:38

… We believe that all things, great and small, are fixed in the eternal purpose and will surely be as they are ordained. This doctrine becomes the lurking place …

All Or None—or, Compromises Refused— a Sermon With Five Texts

Exodus 10:26

… Practically, they say, "Who is Jehovah that we should obey His voice?" Now, when God means to save men—when the eternal purpose so runs and the Divine …

Love's Reward

Psalm 91:14

… Have you, O my Soul, a part in that high privilege of which our Great Intercessor spoke when He said to His Father, "This is life eternal, that …

Samuel and the Young Man Saul

1 Samuel 9:27

… May frivolity and levity be taken away from us and may we, in sober earnestness, attend to things eternal. Others, on the other hand, are so exceedingly careful …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… There is a new Heaven and a new earth reserved for us, by-and-by, and even now, while we are in this world, it is no longer …

Light at Evening Time

Zechariah 14:6-7

… When the bosom of earth heaves with earthquake, he hears music in every throb and when earth and heaven seem mingled in one wild disorder and storm, his …

The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life

Job 8:7

… He stretches out his right hand to snatch the diadem of heaven; he would be Lord paramount. He cannot bear to serve, he longs to reign. Oh! Glittering …

The Young Man'S Prayer

Psalm 90:14

… Give me a speedy deliverance from my bed of weakness, that I may rejoice and be glad throughout eternal days." Methinks the prayer would be equally appropriate from …

Rehoboam the Unready

2 Chronicles 12:14

… strength must be set upon the attainment of eternal life, or we shall not secure it. "The kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by …

The Loaded Wagon

Amos 2:13

… He does but speak to us after the manner of man and bring down the sublimities and mysteries of Heaven to the feebleness and ignorance of earth. He …

Why Men Do Not Believe

John 5:46

… And no man has ascended up to Heaven, but He that came down from Heaven, even the Son of Man which is in Heaven. A riddle, doubtless, to …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… The temporal gifts of Heaven are ours, as the text declares, and we are bound to regard them as love gifts of our Covenant God. It is a …

Psalm 138

Psalm 138

… He is "high" above the heavens; for "the heaven, yea, the heaven of heavens cannot contain him"; and he "humbleth himself" when "he beholds things that are in …

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

… Man's righteousness is not fit to be mentioned—filthy rags are best hidden; neither is there any righteousness under heaven, or in heaven, comparable to the divine …

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

John 14:1

… It leads him to suspect eternal faithfulness and to doubt unchangeable love. Is this a little thing? It breathes into the Christian a proud rebellious spirit. He judges …

The Child Samuel'S Prayer

1 Samuel 3:9

… But, oh, I must have you saved! I must have you lay hold on eternal life! I must see you look to Jesus! And my prayer is that …

Peace By Believing

Romans 5:1

… Why should we talk thus to our dear Father who is in Heaven? He says to us, "I give unto you eternal life, and you shall never perish …

Neither Forsaken Nor Forgotten

Isaiah 49:16

… The memorial is not set up in Heaven, for then you might conceive that God could descend and leave that memorial. It is not set up in any …

Bringing the King Back

2 Samuel 19:10

… May the Eternal Spirit give you joy and peace through believing. "Why speak you not a word of bringing the King back?" Perhaps you reply, "We speak not …