Heaven

Spiritual Revival—the Need of the Church

Habakkuk 3:2

… I believe the Eternal might sooner forgive the sin of ascribing the creation of the heavens and the earth to an idol, than that of ascribing the works …

Holy Longings

Psalm 119:20

… No, they care nothing for God, Himself! But when a man becomes new born, a citizen of Heaven, there grows up within his spirit a spiritual appetite of …

Daniel's Undaunted Courage

Daniel 6:10

… That is the prayer which wins its suit of God and is dear to the majesty of Heaven. Thus Daniel prayed and gave thanks—not before men to …

The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of His Saints

Psalm 46:8-9

… See the Lord’s hand in the crumbling of every tower and the tumbling down of every pinnacle which had aspired to heaven. For he hath done it …

Good Works

Titus 2:14

… Has this man any right to think himself an heir of heaven? The man who comes to God’s house, and drinks “wine on the lees, well refined …

Hopeful, Yet Doubtful

Matthew 8:19

… You may go as low as you will, but Grace can go lower! You may look as high as you please, but Grace can rise higher! In Heaven …

Lowly Service

Numbers 4:24-26

… I could not select, out of Heaven, choicer spirits than some whom I know who have not for 20 years left their bed—they have lived nearer to …

Winnowing Time

Jeremiah 23:28

… You will be out of Heaven and out of Heaven means to be in Hell! There are but two places of destiny. Are you ready for this? "No …

A New Year's Retrospect And Prospect

Psalm 10:17

… Time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday, Heaven's gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife; More plentiful …

Some Reminiscences of Foreign Travel

… Spurgeon afterwards commented thus on the incident:—”In like manner, our disappointments on the road to Heaven whet our appetites for the Better Country, and quicken the pace …

India’s Ills and England’s Sorrows

Jeremiah 9:1

… According to the civil code of every country under heaven, these men are condemned to die. Not as soldiers should we war with them, but as malefactors we …

A Psalm of Remembrance

1 John 4:16

… He is blessed in his going out and in his coming in; he hath the blessings of heaven above, and of “the deep which lieth under.” He is …

Psalm 67

Psalm 67

… God doth not use to waft souls to heaven like passengers in a ship, who are shut under the hatches, and see nothing all the way they are …

The Great Emancipator

Exodus 4:22

… vanishes, the ears are opened, Eternal Truth shines into the heart, scales drop from the eyes and the soul beholds the Heaven-born Light and begins to rejoice …

A Sermon From a Sick Preacher

1 Peter 2:7

… I hope you are panting more and more after the resurrection life, that you may no longer regard the dead things of this world, but live for eternal …

Signs Of The Times

Luke 12:54-57

… You men of God be holy, yes, be perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Has unbelief restrained the dew and rain of the …

The Form of Godliness Without the Power

2 Timothy 3:5

… The eminently good in outward form, when without inward life, decays into the foulest thing under Heaven. You cannot wonder that these are called "perilous times," in which …

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… Now let the trumpet sound and the wall shall fall flat to the ground by the power of the eternal God. Forward! I hear the angels say it …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… the eternal calm, the opened ear can hear the thunder rolling along the peaks of Sinai. In the Gospel, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against …

The Bridegroom's Parting Words

Solomon 8:13

… day, but they held frequent fellowship! Heaven will consist largely in the communion of saints, and if we would enjoy Heaven, below, we must carry out the words …

Small Rain for Tender Herbs

Deuteronomy 32:2

… We do not blacken peoples' eyes to make them see, nor bully them into peace, nor kick them into Heaven. To strive, cry, lift up and cause clamorous …

God's Answer to Persistent Prayer

1 Kings 18:41

… We must remember its Divine origin and that it keeps up its acquaintanceship with the Eternal Father by whom it was begotten. Like the shell picked up from …

Woe and Weal

Micah 7:9

… Those who expect to find the road to Heaven smooth and unobstructed will discover little in the experience of the ancient saints to support the expectation. The Lord …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… To evil things also there is a season, and a time for every doctrine which is not from Heaven. I suppose you have met, in your pastoral work …

Christ and His Hearers

Luke 15:1

… I give unto My sheep, eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of My hands." Oh, Savior, this is a silken bond …

Christ's Past and Present Witnesses

John 15:27

… Whenever we grow dull with regard to eternal things, and careless concerning our own souls, we find, I think, that getting near to Christ again, coming back to …

Faith, And The Witness Upon Which It Is Founded

1 John 5:9

… Three of them tell us that they were on the Mountain of Transfiguration with Him and saw His Glory, and heard a Voice out of Heaven, saying, "This …

The Honored Guest

Luke 19:6

… In the day when He comes in the clouds of Heaven to judge the quick and the dead, you will seek in vain to elude His eyes, or …

Consolation for Poor Petitioners

Isaiah 38:14

… Now in Heaven we shall do the same, for we shall sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Let not the Church in modern times forget to …

Humility

Acts 20:19

… There is next the pride of the Roman Catholic, who attaches merit to his own works, and hopes to win Heaven as the reward of his own doings …

Nathanael—Or, the Ready Believer and His Reward

John 1:50

… Possibly he there had looked towards the God of his fathers with hope, or had enjoyed hallowed fellowship with Heaven. Anyhow, Jesus mentioned to him something which he …

A Fatal Deficiency

Romans 8:9

… To him all things are sanctified by the Presence of the eternal God. He lives in the Spirit and, wherever he moves, he abides in fellowship with the …

Mr. Evil-Questioning Tried and Executed

2 Kings 5:12

… And yet you know very well that it is beyond your questioning, for it is the eternal verity of the Eternal God. I have thus described the old …

Unconditional Surrender

James 4:7

… ocean, or check the march of the hosts of heaven as dream of overcoming the Omnipotent. The Eternal God is irresistible, and any rebellion against his government must …

Jerusalem the Guilty

Luke 13:33

… Down from Heaven's gates they are thrust into Hell by the back door! Their faces, once towards Jerusalem the Golden, now confront the accursed Gehenna! Far from …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… I wanted the indwelling of Eternal Life, of that incorruptible life which lives and abides forever! Now, such a life as this it is that we read of …

The Double Cleansing

Zechariah 13:1

… We desire to be set on the road to Heaven and to become pure in heart and holy in life." Well, this is just what God is prepared …

Opening the Mouth

Psalm 81:10

… I am not their judge, but I think, I think it will be an extraordinary thing if they get into Heaven. I know some very loud-mouthed talkers …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… They shall rest in His love and with the eternal songs of Heaven they shall rejoice forever and forever. I want, tonight, to bring you, who are the …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… Men are always prone to talk of religion in the mass, but, Beloved, remember that you will have to enter Heaven one by one if you go there …