Heaven

The Chaff Driven Away

Psalm 1:4

… As for the believer, come what may, he can any—if earth shall fail him, then will he look to heaven. If man forsake him, then he looks …

A Great Bargain

Matthew 13:45

… if I can become a child of God and an heir of Heaven—if my eternal happiness can be secured, oh, let it be secured! How is it …

Paul's Parenthesis

1 Corinthians 15:10

… And suddenly there shined round about him a light from Heaven.A supernatural blaze, as though Heaven's gate had been thrown open and the Glory had come …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… eat and drink, and sleep eternal life." We want not a home-spun religion, but a religion that was spun in Heaven and that will do to wear …

Five Fears

Ecclesiastes 8:12

… The eternal lake is quenched; the dungeons of hell are broken open, their bars are cut in sunder. Thou art free; no damnation can ever seize thee, no …

The Queen of Sheba, a Sign

Matthew 12:42

… This woman hoped to get wisdom by her journey but these people need salvation—they should go with a view to their soul's eternal destiny—but the …

Thoughts and Their Fruit

Jeremiah 6:19

… coming to Christ and certainly it excludes you from eternal life and will close the gates of Heaven against you. God deliver us from the fruit of such …

Do Not Sin Against the Child

Genesis 42:22

… Our sin assails both Heaven and earth, time and eternity, great and small, old men and children. The text calls us to consider one particular form of sin …

The Root Of The Matter

Job 19:28

… Of course the doctrine is essential to the great scheme of Grace, as the foundation of God's eternal purpose—but it is not, therefore, necessarily the root …

Precious, Honorable, Beloved

Isaiah 43:4

… I know you prize and hang about your neck that dear memorial of a Beloved one now in Heaven. The likeness so accurately photographed recalls to your mind …

The King-Priest

Zechariah 6:13

… At this moment it will be well for our faith to open her eyes and look up into Heaven, itself, and see our great exalted Priest-King sitting …

A Promise For Us And For Our Children

Isaiah 44:1-5

… We might have been left, like other men, to continue in sin and to be rebels against the King of Heaven, but the eyes of Sovereignty singled us …

Covenant Blessings

Psalm 111:5

… the Heaven that is to come, or the Hell that is to be shunned. I wanted to hear something about communion with Christ, something about the Eternal Covenant …

Prayer Perfumed with Praise

Philippians 4:6

… Prayer may climb to heaven, for God has himself prepared the ladder and set it down just by the head of his lonely Jacob, so that though that …

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, whiat shiall I do to inhierit eternal life? He said …

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

… And now David was in great fear of death—death temporal, and perhaps death eternal. Read the passage as you will, the following verse is full of power …

The Only Door

John 10:9

… once, could not harm a single beam of that Eternal Refuge! It must stand fast, though earth and Heaven should pass away! Now, to every man and woman …

A Remarkable Benediction

Deuteronomy 33:16

… The good will of Him that dwelt in the bush is a greater blessing than all the blessings in the world—what if I say in Heaven, itself …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… assist us one jot in reference to our eternal state. In eternity a prince's smile goes for nothing; heaven and hell pay no homage to royal authority …

Justification by Faith

Romans 5:1

… But it is proper and fit that when a sinner returns from the error of his ways, they should ring the bells of Heaven and make a fuss …

Defiled and Defiling

Haggai 2:13

… Truly did the poet sing— "Every prospect pleases, And only man is vile." It is a mercy that unrenewed men cannot enter Heaven! If they could, Heaven would …

Joseph Attacked by the Archers

Genesis 49:23

… By-and-by his voice failed him, and the good old man, with long-drawn breath, with eyes pregnant with celestial fire, and heart big with heaven, lifted …

The Covenant

Psalm 111:5

… Come, then, do you believe in Jesus Christ with all your heart? Is He your sole hope for Heaven? Do you lean your whole weight, the entire stress …

Psalm 111

Psalm 111

… His word is as nourishing to the soul as bread to the body, and there is such an abundance of it that no heir of heaven shall ever …

A Mighty Plea

Psalm 27:9

… John Duncan, of Edinburgh," who was a beautiful character, and a famous Hebrew scholar, and has lately gone to Heaven, much to the loss of the Free Church …

The Faithful Saying

1 Timothy 1:15

… But He could not sit in Heaven and save sinners—He must needs come into the world to do so—down into this polluted creation the eternal Creator …

One Worker Preparing For Another

1 Chronicles 22:14

… away from you— should you not be grateful that you have an eternal treasure in Heaven and that these losses, which might have broken your heart if you …

Psalm 105

Psalm 105

… It was bread from heaven, and the bread of heaven, sent by heaven; it was a pity that they were not led to look up to heaven whence …

Consolation For The Despairing

Psalm 31:22

… The fears which haunt him are not fears about his daily bread, but fears about the Bread of Life and fears as to his entrance into the Eternal …

God Or Self—Which?

Zechariah 7:5

… Provided they have sung—have somewhat joined in the prayer—and to some degree enjoyed the service, they are content, although no dew from Heaven rests upon their …

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

… Verse 2. "The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men." As from a watchtower, or other elevated place of observation, the Lord is represented as …

Two Essential Things

Acts 20:21

… No decree of heaven forbids a sinner to believe and live. You may pluck up courage to believe when you remember this’first, that though you have offended …

The Star and the Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-2

… My one idea is that he is "altogether lovely," and that there is nothing out of heaven nor in heaven that can be compared with him even in …

Work

John 9:4

… Brethren, if anyone could have postponed work, it was our eternal Lord! See Him. He is in Heaven, but He is still working! There are a thousand ways …

Seeking the Souls of Men

… I am engaged in personally-conducted tours to Heaven; and I have with me, at the present time, dear Old Father Honest : I am glad he is still …

The Chariots Of Amminadib

Solomon 6:12

… When He saw some like ripe and mellow fruit upon the bough, ready for Heaven. When He saw others just commencing the Divine life, He was charmed to …

The Spirit's Office Towards Disciples

John 16:14

… union—this eternal union—with Christ— "One in the tomb, one when He rose, One when He triumphed over His foes! One when in Heaven He took His …

Psalm 41

Psalm 41

… The joy of doing good, the sweet reaction of another's happiness, the approving smile of heaven upon the heart, if not upon the estate; all these the …

The New Song

Psalm 98:1

… But, beloved, when we shall read history in the light of heaven, we shall discover that God was never conquered—that never did the ranks reel; we shall …

What Jesus Would Do

Matthew 23:37

… See, there are some men who will not think of going to Heaven till it is too late! And then, when they get to Heaven's gate and …