Heaven

Forward! Forward! Forward!

Exodus 14:15

… If I go forward, God's eternal wrath is in the way." Forward, Sinner, whatever may obstruct the way! Let not Hell itself block up the road! Do …

God Pleading For Saints, And Saints Pleading For God

Lamentations 3:58

… us, even the songs of Heaven will not be loud enough for the gratitude we shall feel towards Him who, before the Eternal Throne, undid the mischief which …

Grace Abounding

Romans 5:20

… He has been telling us about our fall in the first man and our salvation in the second Man, the Lord from Heaven. He has been describing our …

'Going and Weeping'

Jeremiah 50:4

… It is meet that we who have been redeemed by Christ from destruction and are heirs of Heaven, should make merry and be glad. We should "rejoice in …

The Dawn of Revival, or Prayer Speedily Answered

… O, for a mighty cry! A prevailing cry! A Heaven-shaking cry! A cry that would make the gates of Heaven open! A cry which God's arm …

Holiness, The Law of God's House

Ezekiel 43:12

… It is found in a state of Grace on earth and in full Glory in Heaven. Below it is the holy Church militant—above it is the holy …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… If He frowns, it is love, for God is Love and to His people nothing else but Love—infinite, boundless, eternal, immeasurable, inexhaustible, unchangeable, perpetual Love! Oh, the …

Fellowship With Christ

1 Corinthians 10:16

… And the fourth will be the fellowship of Heaven. I. The first grade of communion with Christ is that with which all Believers commence, and without which they …

Forgiveness

Isaiah 43:25

… That has been thy spirit; thou hast given no thanks to God,—the God of heaven and earth; thou hast not gloried him, but thyself, and yet the …

A Pastoral Visit

… Look, on the other hand, at the meek and gentle bard of Olney, pouring forth notes that were almost fit for Heaven. What sort of mother had Cowper …

The Sinner's Friend

Matthew 11:19

… Saints in heaven, and saints on earth delight to sing of him thus— “Savior of sinners they proclaim, Sinners of whom the chief I am.” What the invidious …

Walking Humbly With God

Micah 6:8

… This is one of the things which is good, good morally, good in present effect, good in eternal results. Nothing is better for you, O man, than to …

Justification, Propitiation, Declaration

Romans 3:24-26

… The Lord, even the God of Heaven and earth, has planned and promulgated a way by which He can be just and yet can declare the guilty to …

The Miracle of the Loaves

Mark 6:52

… Neither earth nor Heaven, time nor eternity, yield choicer gems of thought than the achievements of our Lord. Remember, since Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and …

Beware of Unbelief

2 Kings 7:2

… This man thinks that perhaps there might be food in Samaria if God would make lattices up in heaven, or, as some read it, open sluices in heaven …

The Best Burden for Young Shoulders

Lamentations 3:27

… Once more, is it not good to bear the yoke while we are here, because it will make Heaven all the sweeter? Oh, how sweet Heaven will be …

The Unfailing Help

2 Kings 6:27

… with the eternal God and with Him, alone. It is certainly not in the power of any man to renew your nature! You cannot enter Heaven except you …

The Law's Failure and Fulfillment

Romans 8:3

… O Brothers and Sisters, if we could be perfect, we would be in Heaven, for I cannot imagine a higher Heaven than to be perfectly like Christ! A …

"A People Prepared for the Lord"

Luke 1:17

… for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand," that is to say, he put a pressure of urgency upon the people. A Brother, who is an eminent preacher …

Idols Abolished

Hosea 14:8

… I am far better than most people and if I do not get to Heaven it will be very bad for my neighbors, for they are not half …

Faith Seeing God's Glory

John 11:40

… It made Hell howl with indignation and it set Heaven in a blaze of extraordinary joy! Do not the harps of the angels thrill with super-celestial harmonies …

A Well-ordered Life

Psalm 119:133

… Order in a Christian life consists in putting the soul, first, and the body second—in putting eternal treasure first and worldly gain second, third, fourth, or far …

The Unsearchable Riches Of christ

Ephesians 3:8

… He gives them two Heavens—a Heaven below in serving Him here, and a Heaven above in delighting in Him forever. And now I shall close this poor …

Overwhelming Obligations

Psalm 116:12

… We might have been swept away to the place where despair makes eternal night. But we have been kept alive in the midst of many accidents. By some …

Fire—the Need of the Times

Luke 12:49

… The Holy Spirit sent down from Heaven anoints all true evangelists and is the true power and fire. The more we believe in the Presence and power of …

The Present Crisis

Hosea 5:15

… But what of those who are supposed to pray? Are all these men of the Elijah stamp, whose fervent prayer could open or shut the windows of Heaven …

A Bright Light in Deep Shades

Isaiah 51:1

… Grace had to do it all then and Grace must do it all now! And, if the eternal and ever-blessed God could save a dead sinner, a …

All-Sufficiency Magnified

Philippians 4:13

… fly away! Then mount up to Heaven; from the lowest deeps of Hell ascend to Heaven! Bow your knees before the eternal Throne; you have a message; you …

Perfect Cleansing

Joel 3:21

… Let me ask you in the first place, what is it that makes us doubt our eternal salvation? We have believed in Christ— "Our hope is fixed on …

Rejoice Evermore

1 Thessalonians 5:16

… It is His royal pleasure that His service should be delight, His worship, Heaven, His Presence, Glory! Let your hearts be sanctified, but let not your hearts be …

Achsah's Asking—a Pattern of Prayer

Judges 1:12-15

… Not everyone that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that does the will of My Father which is in Heaven …

Wakeful and Watchful Eyes

Psalm 121:4

… Those eyes that, from the heights of Heaven, have looked down upon the redeemed with ineffable delight of love—those eyes never grow weary of the chosen ones …

Too Good to Be Saved!

Luke 18:14

… But, dear Friends, you can never be justified while you talk or act in such a way as that! God will freely give Heaven, itself, away! He will …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… Canaan is sometimes used by us in our hymns as the picture of Heaven, but it is scarcely so. A moment's reflection will show that it is …

Self-Humbling and Self-Searching

Solomon 1:6

… but one who is the favorite of heaven, who has been indulged to sit at royal banquets, who knows the eternal love of God to him, cannot bear …

God's Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience

2 Peter 3:15

… would have called fire from heaven upon those who rejected the Savior. We are in such a hurry. We have not the eternal leisure of God. We have …

The Empty Place—a Christmas Day Sermon

1 Samuel 20:25

… He can say— "I have been there and still would go, 'Tis like a little Heaven below." But as for you who are not converted, I delight to …

Encouragements To Prayer

Psalm 81:10

… and lest you lift up your eyes unto Heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of Heaven, should …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… You did not know that you were sinning against eternal Love, against infinite compassion, against a distinguishing Love such as God had fixed on you from eternity. So …

Their Desired Haven

Psalm 107:30

… Oh, that you had Grace to trust Him as much as to bring you to Himself, as to bring you to Heaven! You may not get at Him …