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Morning and Evening

January 10, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." — 2 Timothy 4:8 · KJV

Doubting one! You have 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 you should miss your inheritance?" "No," he said, "no; 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 — your portion is secure! "There remaineth a rest." "But can I not forfeit it?" No, it is entailed; if I am a child of God, I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely as if I were already there. Come with me, believer, and let us sit on the top of Nebo, and view the goodly land of Canaan. Do you see that little river of death glistening in the sunlight, and across it the pinnacles of the eternal city? Do you mark the pleasant country, and all its joyous inhabitants? Know, then, that if you could fly across, you would see written on 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 yours! If you believe in the Lord Jesus, if you have repented of sin, if you have been renewed in heart, you are one of the Lord's people, and there is a place reserved for you, a crown laid up for you, a harp specially provided for you. No one else shall have your portion; it is reserved in heaven for you, and you shall have it before long, for there shall be no vacant thrones in glory when all the chosen are gathered in.