Heaven

The Lord's Own View of His Church and People

Solomon 4:12

… The Eternal Father chose to Himself a people and gave them over to His SON, that they might be His portion forever and ever. This is the Church …

Motives for Steadfastness

1 Corinthians 15:58

… There is a resurrection, there is eternal blessedness, there is glory, there are crowns of pure reward—live for them, by God's grace live for them. The …

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… It made him see himself as he appeared in the clear, translucent light of Heaven—and not as he might have represented himself in a more favorable light …

An Epistle Illustrated by a Psalm

Psalm 118:13

… Do not expect to be wafted to Heaven on the wings of fame—you may have to force your way there in the teeth of slander! Our pilgrimage …

A Traveller’s Letters Home

… It is certain that supplication produces marvellous results in Heaven and earth; its power is proven in our own personal experience, and throughout the history of the Church …

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… All the heirs of Heaven pass under the yoke. All true gold must feel the fire. All wheat must be threshed. All diamonds must be cut. All saints …

A Visit From the Lord

Psalm 106:4

… O visit me'—yes, even me—'with Your salvation.' Though the Heaven of heavens cannot contain You, for You are so great, yet I know that You dwell …

The Trial of Your Faith

1 Peter 1:7

… It is called, "like precious faith," and it is styled "the faith of God's elect." Wherever faith is found, it is the sure mark of eternal election …

Charity and Purity

James 1:27

… can have of eternal life is by being parted from sin. That must be taken away from us; for there shall never enter into Heaven anything that defiles …

The Danger of Unconfessed Sin

Psalm 32:3

… They might often be much helped if they would communicate their thoughts to those who have gone further on the road to Heaven and know more about Christ …

Simple But Sound

John 9:25

… a degree which shall land him safe into Heaven! Put the palm branch in his hand and the eternal song in his mouth—which is more than any …

Our Lord before Herod

Luke 23:8

… It furnishes them with something new and adds to their store of information—and so they spare no prying questions, for they would analyze manna from Heaven, and …

The Singing Army

2 Chronicles 20:4

… their confidence. "O Lord God of our fathers, are not You God in Heaven? And rule not You over all the kingdoms of the heathen? And in Your …

The Joy of Holy Households

Psalm 118:15

… When sin is gone, the black cloud which threatened an eternal tempest is removed and the sun scatters the rest of the clouds as it disperses the morning …

Impotence and Omnipotence

John 5:5-9

… You will never be saved against your will! God drags nobody to Heaven by the ears! There must be in you a willing mind consenting to the work …

Revelation and Conversion

Psalm 19:7

… Christ Himself is up in Heaven and a poor sinner, down here on earth, cannot see Him however long he looks. But this Word of the Lord is …

The Sin-Offering for the Common People

Leviticus 4:27-31

… Our Lord Jesus Christ is like the firstling of the bullock, the most precious thing in Heaven, strong for service, docile in obedience, One who was willing and …

Observing the King's Word

1 Kings 20:33

… Yet, when God Himself promises them eternal life through believing in His own dear Son, they turn their backs on Him, and say, "It is too good to …

The Great Pot and the Twenty Loaves

2 Kings 4:38

… Grace for Grace, daily Grace for daily need! Between this and Heaven you will need a Heaven full of Grace and you will have it! No one knows …

The Blood Shed For Many

Matthew 26:28

… Meanwhile, its foot is planted deep in the eternal mysteries and its top pierces all earth-born clouds and rises to the Throne of the Most High. Christ …

"Dare To Be a Daniel"

Daniel 1:8

… I have God in Heaven, I have God on earth! My heart is filled with an intense satisfaction in the firm conviction that what I believe is true …

Heart Disease Curable

Isaiah 61:1

… When the heart is broken, who can rivet the shattered fragment? If there had been a remedy anywhere else, the Lord Jesus would not have left Heaven to …

Jesus Appearing To Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:9

… Her deliverance was achieved by irresistible, eternal, sovereign Grace. And surely those are privileged to see most of Christ who know that their salvation is not of man …

God's Advocates Breaking Silence

Job 36:2

… In some professed Christians their pity for the criminal has overcome their horror at the crime! Eternal punishment is denied, not because the Scriptures are not plain enough …

The Heart—a Den of Evil

Matthew 15:19

… Do you not see how necessary it is that we should be regenerate or made new creatures, because such a heart as ours cannot possibly enter into Heaven …

A Wafer of Honey

2 Corinthians 12:9

… Should you be favored with visions and Revelations of the Lord, caught up to the third Heaven, admitted into Paradise and privileged to hear things which it were …

The True Tabernacle, and Its Glory of Grace and Peace

John 1:14

… eternal. Let us receive strong consolation, and remain steadfast, unmovable. Let us quietly rest in the firm belief that all we can want between here and heaven, all …

The Withered Fig Tree

Matthew 21:17-20

… Oh, that our prayer might this morning rise to heaven: "Jesus, Master, come and cast thy searching eyes upon me, and judge whether I am living unto thee …

Redemption By Price

1 Corinthians 6:19

… You will know more after you have been in Heaven five minutes than all the doctors of divinity on earth! For there you shall know even as you …

A Cure for a Weak Heart

Psalm 31:24

… Earthly popularity is the most fleeting thing under Heaven. The world is a hard and cruel master—it forgets its servants when they grow old—it has nothing …

Peter'S Three Calls

John 1:37

… Unless you so become you cannot enter into the kingdom of Heaven. 2. But, dear Friends, after the first call has been received, it is very delightful to …

The New “Helensburgh House,” Nightingale Lane

… Spurgeon the question, “What is your view about the term ‘eternal life’?” In reply, he said:— “I do not think that ‘eternal life’ means merely eternal existence; nor …

Eccentric Preachers

… Now behold if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a tLins be h And he said. Behold, thou sHalt see it with thine eyes, but …

Partnership With Christ

1 Corinthians 1:9

… As for me, I should never be happy again if I thought that my eternal salvation hung upon myself, for that poor nail would soon come out of …

Co-workers With God

Psalm 127:1

… No man can be a success unless he has treasure laid up for immortality, a mansion in Heaven, a place to abide in the islands of the blessed …

Spiritual Knowledge and Its Practical Results

Colossians 1:9

… I importuned with God; I offered an effectual inwrought prayer which rose from the depths of my heart to the heights of Heaven and obtained an audience with …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… Whatever shall occur, even though He comes in the clouds of Heaven, yet our song shall be forever, "Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our …

The Ministry Of Gratitude

Luke 4:39

… Man, the creature of time, must have time for the accomplishment of his very imperfect works—but to the eternal God time is nothing! His miracles annihilate time …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… That the salvation which Jesus gives really saves us from sinning, and brings those who receive it safe to eternal glory. Thus it is clear that you can …

Prayer to God in Trouble an Acceptable Sacrifice

Psalm 50:15

… He summons Heaven and earth to hear Him while He utters His reproof. This indictment will show us what it is that the Lord sets the greatest store …