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“The hope which is laid up for you in heaven.” — Colossians 1:5
Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there. Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker’s brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word “rest” is full of heaven. We are always in the field of battle; we are so tempted within, and so molested by foes without, that we have little or no peace; but in heaven we shall enjoy the victory, when the banner shall be waved aloft in triumph, and the sword shall be…
sheathed, and we shall hear our Captain say, “Well done, good and faithful
servant.” We have suffered bereavement after bereavement, but we are
going to the land of the immortal where graves are unknown things. Here
sin is a constant grief to us, but there we shall be perfectly holy, for there
shall by no means enter into that kingdom anything which defileth.
Hemlock springs not up in the furrows of celestial fields. Oh! is it not joy,
that you are not to be in banishment for ever, that you are not to dwell
eternally in this wilderness, but shall soon inherit Canaan? Nevertheless let
it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting
the present, let the future sanctify the present to highest uses. Through the
Spirit of God the hope of heaven is the most potent force for the product
of virtue; it is a fountain of joyous effort, it is the corner stone of cheerful
holiness. The man who has this hope in him goes about his work with
vigour, for the joy of the Lord is his strength. He fights against temptation
with ardour, for the hope of the next world repels the fiery darts of the
adversary. He can labour without present reward, for he looks for a reward
in the world to come.
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“The hope which is laid up for you in heaven.” — Colossians 1:5
Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there. Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker’s brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word “rest” is full of heaven. We are always in the field of battle; we are so tempted within, and so molested by foes without, that we have little or no peace; but in heaven we shall enjoy the victory, when the banner shall be waved aloft in triumph, and the sword shall be…
sheathed, and we shall hear our Captain say, “Well done, good and faithful
servant.” We have suffered bereavement after bereavement, but we are
going to the land of the immortal where graves are unknown things. Here
sin is a constant grief to us, but there we shall be perfectly holy, for there
shall by no means enter into that kingdom anything which defileth.
Hemlock springs not up in the furrows of celestial fields. Oh! is it not joy,
that you are not to be in banishment for ever, that you are not to dwell
eternally in this wilderness, but shall soon inherit Canaan? Nevertheless let
it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting
the present, let the future sanctify the present to highest uses. Through the
Spirit of God the hope of heaven is the most potent force for the product
of virtue; it is a fountain of joyous effort, it is the corner stone of cheerful
holiness. The man who has this hope in him goes about his work with
vigour, for the joy of the Lord is his strength. He fights against temptation
with ardour, for the hope of the next world repels the fiery darts of the
adversary. He can labour without present reward, for he looks for a reward
in the world to come.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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