Morning, January 10
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
2 Timothy 4:8
"There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness."
2 Timothy 4:8
Doubting one! thou hast 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 lest you should miss your inheritance?" "Nay," said he, "nay;
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! thy portion is secure; "there
remaineth a rest." "But cannot I forfeit it?" No, it is entailed. If I
be a child of God I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely as if I
were there. Come with me, believer, and let us sit upon the top of
Nebo, and view the goodly land, even Canaan. Seest thou that little
river of death glistening in the sunlight, and across it dost thou see
the pinnacles of the eternal city? Dost thou mark the pleasant country,
and all its joyous inhabitants? Know, then, that if thou couldst fly
across thou wouldst see written upon one of its many mansions, "This
remaineth for such a one; preserved for him only. He shall be caught up
to dwell forever with God." Poor doubting one, see the fair
inheritance; it is thine. If thou believest in the Lord Jesus, if thou
hast repented of sin, if thou hast been renewed in heart, thou art one
of the Lord's people, and there is a place reserved for thee, a crown
laid up for thee, a harp specially provided for thee. No one else shall
have thy portion, it is reserved in heaven for thee, and thou shalt
have it ere long, for there shall be no vacant thrones in glory when
all the chosen are gathered in.