Spurgeon: May AM
* 05/28/AM
"Whom He justified, them He also glorified."
--Romans 8:30
Here is a precious truth for thee, believer. Thou mayest be
poor, or in suffering, or unknown, but for thine encouragement
take a review of thy "calling" and the consequences that flow
from it, and especially that blessed result here spoken of. As
surely as thou art God's child today, so surely shall all thy
trials soon be at an end, and thou shalt be rich to all the
intents of bliss. Wait awhile, and that weary head shall wear
the crown of glory, and that hand of labour shall grasp the
palm-branch of victory. Lament not thy troubles, but rather
rejoice that ere long thou wilt be where "there shall be neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain." The
chariots of fire are at thy door, and a moment will suffice to
bear thee to the glorified. The everlasting song is almost on
thy lip. The portals of heaven stand open for thee. Think not
that thou canst fail of entering into rest. If He hath called
thee, nothing can divide thee from His love. Distress cannot
sever the bond; the fire of persecution cannot burn the link;
the hammer of hell cannot break the chain. Thou art secure; that
voice which called thee at first, shall call thee yet again from
earth to heaven, from death's dark gloom to immortality's
unuttered splendours. Rest assured, the heart of Him who has
justified thee beats with infinite love towards thee. Thou shalt
soon be with the glorified, where thy portion is; thou art only
waiting here to be made meet for the inheritance, and that done,
the wings of angels shall waft thee far away, to the mount of
peace, and joy, and blessedness, where,
"Far from a world of grief and sin,
With God eternally shut in,"
thou shalt rest for ever and ever.