“Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:24
Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our
constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no
tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the
weary are at rest. Heaven is the “undefiled inheritance”; it is the land of
perfect holiness, and therefore of complete security. But do not the saints
even on earth sometimes taste the joys of blissful security? The doctrine
of God’s word is, that all who are in union with the Lamb are safe; that all
the righteous shall hold on their way; that those who have committed their
souls to the keeping of Christ shall find Him a faithful and immutable
preserver. Sustained by such a doctrine we can enjoy security even on
earth; not that high and glorious security which renders us free from every
slip, but that holy security which arises from the sure promise of Jesus
that none who believe in Him shall ever perish, but shall be with Him
where He is. Believer, let us often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the
perseverance of the saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a
holy confidence in Him.
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus!
May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand; and whisper in
your ear the promise, “Fear not, I am with thee.” Look upon Him, the
great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore, bound and
engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race,
before the throne of God; and in such a sweet contemplation you will
drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord’s pomegranate, and taste the
dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments
which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with
unstaggering faith that “faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.”
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