Spurgeon: December AM
* 12/11/AM
"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."