Doubting one! thou hast often said,
"I fear I shall never enter heaven." Fear not! all the people of God
shall enter there. I love the quaint saying of a dying man, who exclaimed,
"I have no fear of going home; I have sent all before me; God's finger is
on the latch of my door, and I am ready for Him to enter." "But,"
said one, "are you not afraid lest you should miss your inheritance?"
"Nay," said he, "nay; there is one crown in heaven which the
angel Gabriel could not wear, it will fit no head but mine. There is one throne
in heaven which Paul the apostle could not fill; it was made for me, and I
shall have it." O Christian, what a joyous thought! thy portion is secure;
"there remaineth a rest." "But cannot I forfeit it?" No, it
is entailed. If I be a child of God I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely
as if I were there. Come with me, believer, and let us sit upon the top of
Nebo, and view the goodly land, even Canaan. Seest thou that little river of
death glistening in the sunlight, and across it dost thou see the pinnacles of
the eternal city? Dost thou mark the pleasant country, and all its joyous
inhabitants? Know, then, that if thou couldst fly across thou wouldst see
written upon one of its many mansions, "This remaineth for such a one;
preserved for him only. He shall be caught up to dwell for ever with God."
Poor doubting one, see the fair inheritance; it is thine. If thou believest in
the Lord Jesus, if thou hast repented of sin, if thou hast been renewed in
heart, thou art one of the Lord's people, and there is a place reserved for
thee, a crown laid up for thee, a harp specially provided for thee. No one else
shall have thy portion, it is reserved in heaven for thee, and thou shalt have
it ere long, for there shall be no vacant thrones in glory when all the chosen
are gathered in.
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