Heaven

A Timely Expostulation

Luke 24:5

… Eternal Spirit draw them! Eternal Father, now call them by Your power and let us meet at Your right hand, everyone of us, to see Your face and …

Confession and Absolution

Luke 18:13

… claim on heaven’s wardrobe; thy hunger is thy only claim on heaven’s granaries, thy poverty is thy only claim on heaven’s eternal riches. Come just …

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

… In such seasons, may the Eternal Comforter abide with us, and cause us to bless the Lord at all times, making even the solitary place to become a …

Taking Possession Of Our Inheritance

Joshua 1:2

… Oh rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him—then shall your times be free from disturbance and your days as the days of Heaven upon the …

"If You Can"—"If You Can"

Mark 9:22

… hear Him." Now, if Jesus Christ is such a favorite of Heaven, the darling of the eternal Father, will He deny Him anything? I do not say that …

The Heart Of Flesh

Ezekiel 36:26

… Far from it! It declares concerning all, "Except you are converted and become as little children, you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of Heaven." True …

Four Contrasts

Isaiah 43:1-4

… Let us set our sin in the light of God's eternal Love and if the sight should break us down, so much the better. If it should …

The Mediator’The Interpreter

Exodus 20:18-20

… It will be no trifle to stand before the face of the Eternal. Since heaven and earth shall flee from thy face, and rocks shall melt, and stars …

Particular Redemption

John 6:44

… Do not imagine that any man will go to heaven kicking and struggling all the way against the hand that draws him. Do not conceive that any man …

Migratory Birds

Jeremiah 8:7

… for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Yet, alas, young storks, swallows, cranes and turtledoves fly at the appointed season—but many young men and maidens delay …

Psalm 149

Psalm 149

… A congregation of saints is heaven upon earth: should not Jehovah, the Lord of saints, have all the praise that can come from such an assembly? Yet at …

The Lord's Supper—a Remembrance Of Jesus

Luke 22:19

… O Believer, at this very moment Heaven is yours! Jesus, your Forerunner, has taken possession of eternal glory in your name. The Throne of God has in the …

Intimate Knowledge of the Holy Spirit

John 14:17

… But the eternal, abiding, everlasting work of Divine Grace is wrought by the Spirit of Truth alone. As He is the Spirit of Truth, we may be sure …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… Here is a prince of the blood royal of Heaven attended by two body guards—goodness and mercy—which keep close behind him. These are the grooms that …

A Holy and Homely Resolve

Psalm 101:2

… Keep to the eternal principle which God has revealed! Keep to the sacred instinct which the Holy Spirit sows in every regenerate heart. Keep to the example of …

Early Wedded Life (Continued)

… Happy woman and happy man ! If Heaven be found on earth, they have it ! At last, the two are so blended, so engrafted on one stem, that their …

Faith Very Simple

… Just so, eternal life is free; and it can be had, yea, it shall be at once had, by trusting in the word of him who cannot lie …

Christ Lifted Up

John 12:32

… He is in heaven; then Christ is the chariot in which souls are drawn to heaven. The people of the Lord are on their way to heaven, they …

The Sinner's Only Alternative

2 Kings 7:4

… There was a time when you were careless about eternal things, but that time has passed. You can look back, possibly only a few weeks, to the time …

Scriptural Salvation

Romans 10:11

… Depend upon Him without fear as to your present and eternal salvation. This is the faith which saves the soul. Notice, next, that this faith is believing on …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… How could they do otherwise? Their song was very excellent, and is the type of the song of heaven; but sweet as it was, it was quite as …

Fearing and Trusting—trusting and Not Fearing

Psalm 56:3

… Better to go to Heaven doubting, than to Hell presuming! Better to enter into life crippled and maimed, than having two eyes and hands, and feet, to be …

Angelic Studies

Ephesians 3:10

… They have never shown any reluctance— on the contrary, great has been their joy to bear God's tidings down from Heaven to earth. And their sympathy even …

'Peace Be Unto You'

Luke 24:36

… These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to Heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You …

'Peace! Perfect Peace!'

Isaiah 26:3

… Yes, that which God appoints is right—and must be right Distance ordained of Heaven is better than nearness of our own choosing! How sweet that line— "In …

Sweet Peace For Tried Believers

John 16:33

… remain with you until it lifts the latch of Heaven for you and lets you into your eternal rest! Now, when the Savior told them why He was …

The Growth of Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… On the whole, I find my soul calmly and quietly resting upon the promises of God—neither unduly delighted at the prospect of the joys of Heaven nor …

Christ's Connection With Sinners the Source of His Glory

Isaiah 53:12

… Who dares to dishonor a majesty so surpassing? See how the whole host of Heaven adores Him! All the pomp of glory is displayed around Him. To Him …

A Caution to the Presumptuous

… Ye know not how some of those enter heaven who are saved, “so as by fire.” One man walks to heaven; he keeps consistent; God is with him …

Prayer 11 — Under The Blood

… Thou dost fill heaven. Thou wilt surely fill all things. Fill us, oh! fill us today with all the fulness of God and make Thy people thus joyful …

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… God must come into contact with you! The Eternal Spirit must dwell in your soul or else you can never dwell in Heaven! Let this be laid home …

How They Conquered the Dragon

Revelation 12:11

… The woman is no longer a simple, childlike personage, but a wonder; she walks not among the trees and the flowers, but amid the orbs of heaven. She …

Theocracy

Psalm 44:4

… all power in Heaven and in earth is given to Him! God has given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many …

A Stanza of Deliverance

Psalm 105:37

… They seem as though they would devour us, or else frighten us from following the road to Heaven. Full often has our gracious God delivered His persecuted people …

Soul Satisfaction

Psalm 35:3

… Not to be sure of Heaven? What a wretched state to be in! To have a question about my soul's eternal welfare—a dying mortal, whose breath …

Slaying the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:5

… If it is so, that the blood of Jesus is mentioned in the songs of Heaven, let it not be forgotten in the hymns of earth— "To Him …

Immeasurable Love

John 3:16

… of the Eternal Father? As long as there is a God, the believer shall not only exist, but live. As long as there is a heaven, you shall …

Hearken and Look; or, Encouragement for Believers

Isaiah 51:2-3

… O for the presence of the Holy Spirit, that the word may be full of the dew of heaven to refresh our souls. I. We shall first look …

How "The Unspeakable" is Spoken of

Psalm 145:6

… We cannot climb to Heaven and turn over those folded leaves, where everything that is, and has been and is yet to be, will be found written by …

Why Saints Persevere

… He is faithful to His people to whom He has promised eternal life, and from whom He will not turn away. This faithfulness of God is the foundation …