Charles Spurgeon preaches about the eternal rest that awaits Christians in heaven, contrasting it with both the temporary pleasures of worldly people and the struggles that believers face on earth. He explains that while Christians here deal with doubts, suffering, hard work, persecution, and loss of loved ones, in heaven they will experience perfect, eternal rest with no more pain, fear, sin, or separation from those they love. Spurgeon emphasizes that this heavenly rest is certain for all of God's people—each believer has a specific place reserved for them in heaven that no one else can take, secured by Christ's blood and guaranteed by God's promise.

Sermon delivered by Charles Spurgeon on May 24, 1857.