Heaven

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… Draw out the stops, and let the organ swell the diapason! In fullness let its roll of thundering harmony go up to Heaven! Let every note be sounded …

Heman's Sorrowful Psalm

Psalm 88:13

… But a very large number of persons will not go the straight road to Heaven. They cannot believe that it is the right road, so they get troubled …

The Poor Man's Prayer

Psalm 106:4

… He is on the road to Heaven, but he is often afraid he is not and that makes him watch every step he takes. I almost wish some …

Self-Humbling

2 Chronicles 34:27

… He came as that poor publican is described as coming in our Lord's famous parable, not "daring to lift so much as his eyes towards Heaven, but …

Prayer Answered, Love Nourished

Psalm 116:1

… they are foul with unbelief, decayed with imbecility, and worm-eaten with wandering thoughts; but nevertheless, God accepts them at heaven’s own bank, and gives us rich …

Ebenezer!

1 Samuel 7:12

… He takes the lamb, puts it on the altar, offers it, and as it smokes to heaven he offers prayer. The voice of man is answered by the …

A Plea From the Cross

Luke 23:34

… They have, at last, pierced His hands and feet, and stripped Him! And they now hang Him up upon the Cross between Heaven and earth—but still nothing …

An Unparalleled Cure

Matthew 9:32

… I scarcely dare look up to Heaven." That confession that you dare not look up has in it the very essence of prayer! "But I cannot pray." Well …

'Jesus Our Lord'

Romans 4:24

… that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should …

Kept From Iniquity

Psalm 18:23

… It seemed as if the Lord would sooner shake the earth to atoms and crush the arches of Heaven than fail to deliver His servant! He will still …

Return! Return!

Jeremiah 3:12

… Therefore I say that we are all of us, from the little child to the man who is on the very brink of Heaven—from the most timid …

Public Meeting Of The Various Denominations

… The impossibilities of our forefathers had become to us a baffle and a pastime—we ride upon the wings of vapor, we bind the winds of Heaven to …

Loved and Loving

… The truth that Jesus calls me His is enough to make a man dance and sing all the way between here and Heaven! Realize the fact that we …

Leaning On Our Beloved

Solomon 8:5

… The heavenly way is upward, upward, upward, upward! This is the way to Heaven. The tendency of man's nature is downward. How soon we descend and how …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… For if two of you are agreed, you know what power that sweet agreement has with Heaven. "They that feared the Lord spoke often to one another." A …

A Holy Celebration

Exodus 12:42

… At the same time, do not let me be misunderstood. "You must be born-again." There is, and must be, in every man that will enter Heaven, a …

Fearing to Believe

… only ignorance causes your dread of that which will be your eternal safety. The death of carnal hope is the life of faith, and the life of faith …

The Principal Wheat

Isaiah 28:25

… The wisdom of earth is a reflection of the light of Heaven. Have you not read—"And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by …

The Suffering Savior's Sympathy

Hebrews 2:18

… I will give up and lie passive in the Lord's hands." Oh, it is the sweetest feeling, I think, outside Heaven! You may think it strange for …

Infallibility—Where To Find It and How To Use It

Matthew 4:4

… A babe in Grace taught by the Spirit of God may know the mind of the Lord concerning salvation and find its way to Heaven by the guidance …

Hosanna!

Matthew 2:19

… The Lord loves to cast into our cup, some drops of Heaven's own honey until the bitterness of grief is sweetened and His followers are made happy …

The Everlasting Counselor

Micah 4:9

… How are we to tell? Is there any means left in the Church of God whereby a distressed and entangled traveler on the road to Heaven may ascertain …

The Bitterness of the Cross

Zechaariah 12:10

… I think that mourning for sin is as sweet a flower as blooms outside Heaven. I suppose that pearl of flowers blooms not on the other side of …

A Far-reaching Promise

Acts 2:39

… It never shall be! Heaven and earth shall pass away and, as a moment's foam dissolves into the wave that bears it, and is lost forever, so …

Spiritual Convalescence

Zechariah 10:12

… But it is not so with God's promises! You may take a promise to the Bank of Heaven in the morning and cash it, as it were …

The First Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22

… Counterfeited love is one of the vilest things under Heaven. That heavenly word, love, has been trailed in the mire of unclean passion and filthy desire. The licentiousness …

The Best War Cry

Numbers 23:21

… Where shall we flee from His Presence? He is in the highest Heaven and in the lowest Hell! The hand of the Lord is upon the high hills …

God's Memorial Of His People

Isaiah 49:16

… If the Lord afflicts you, O heir of Heaven, He has not cast you away, be sure of that! The refining that you are undergoing proves that He …

A Handkerchief

John 20:15

… We who have gone further on the road to Heaven than you have gone, tell you that there will come dark times and stormy times—and we bid …

The Blessed Guest Detained

Luke 24:28

… How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the House of God, and the very gate of Heaven." Brothers and Sisters, it is a great thing …

'Where Are the Nine?' Where?

Luke 17:17

… There is no winning mercy without holy violence. "The kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." You recollect that blind man who was …

Great Forgiveness for Great Sin

Ephesians 1:7

… There He hangs, between Heaven and earth, to die for guilty sinners amid untold anguish which no human eye could see and no mortal mind could understand. Yet …

Cleansing—a Covenant Blessing

Ezekiel 36:25

… To this day the simplest thing under Heaven is perverted by our evil hearts into difficulty and mystery! Faith is as clear as the sun, yet many make …

Power With God

Genesis 32:28

… It has been thought by some people that a man can attain to a certain degree of merit, and then he will receive Heaven's blessings—if he …

Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence

Mark 6:45-52

… Those who are in Heaven will not care to be wandering in these foggy regions! And those in Hell cannot leave their dread abode. From where, then, shall …

The Necessity of Growing Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… Why not glorify God on the road to Heaven? Why not have foretastes of it now? It is not my desire to go through the world in miserable …

The Incomparable Bridegroom and His Bride

Solomon 5:9

… I am one of the blood-royal of Heaven, my life is hid with Christ in God and my conversation is in Heaven, but—but—I like worldliness …

A Lost Christ Found

Luke 2:44-46

… The heart—the heart is everything! If that is wrong, it sours the sweetest things under Heaven. 5. Is it such a fast that Ihave chosen? A day …

A Sad Interior and a Cheery Messenger

Mark 16:10

… An angel has descended from Heaven and has spoken to me and said, 'He is not here: for He is risen, as He said.'" After she has delivered …

A New Order of Priests and Levites

Isaiah 66:21

… yet John Bunyan becomes an eminent proclaimer of the gospel, and the author of a matchless allegory which has served to guide many a pilgrim to heaven. Turn …