Spurgeon Meditations

 

His heavenly kingdom.

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Yonder city of the great King is a place of active service. Ransomed spirits serve Him day and night in His temple. They never cease to fulfil the good pleasure of their King. They always "rest so far as ease and freedom from care isconcerned; and never rest in the sense of indolence orinactivity. Jerusalem the golden is the place of communionwith all the people of God. We shall sit with Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob, in eternal fellowship. We shall hold high conversewith the noble host of the elect, all reigning with Him who byHis love and His potent arm has brought them safely home. Weshall not sing solos, but in chorus shall we praise our King.Heaven is a place of victory realized. Whenever, Christian,thou hast achieved a victory over thy lusts--whenever after hardstruggling, thou hast laid a temptation dead at thy feet--thouhast in that hour a foretaste of the joy that awaits thee whenthe Lord shall shortly tread Satan under thy feet, and thoushalt find thyself more than conqueror through Him who hathloved thee. Paradise is a place of security. When you enjoythe full assurance of faith, you have the pledge of thatglorious security which shall be yours when you are a perfectcitizen of the heavenly Jerusalem. O my sweet home, Jerusalem,thou happy harbour of my soul! Thanks, even now, to Him whoselove hath taught me to long for Thee; but louder thanks ineternity, when I shall possess thee. My soul has tasted of the grapes And now it longs to go Where my dear Lord His vineyard keeps And all the clusters grow. Upon the true and living vine, My famish'd soul would feast, And banquet on the fruit divine, An everlasting guest.


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