Longing for Heaven and Home
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Ps. 84: 2.
Oh that the great interests of the world to come were appreciated! Why is it that men are so unconcerned about the salvation of the soul when it was purchased
at such cost by the Son of God?
The heart of man may be the abode of the Holy Spirit. The peace of Christ that passeth understanding may rest in your soul, and the transforming power of His
grace may work in your life, and fit you for the courts of glory. But if brain and nerve and muscle are all employed in the service of self, you are not making God and
heaven the first consideration of your life. . . .
If the eye is single, if it is directed heavenward, the light of heaven will fill the soul, and earthly things will appear insignificant and uninviting. The purpose of the
heart will be changed, and the admonition of Jesus will be heeded. . . . Your thoughts will be fixed upon the great rewards of eternity. All your plans will be made in
reference to the future, immortal life. . . . Bible religion will be woven into your daily life.
Some who profess to have true religion sadly neglect the guide- book given by God to point the way to heaven. They may read the Bible, but merely reading
God's Word, as one would read words traced by a human pen, will give only a superficial knowledge. . . .
If we do not receive the religion of Christ by feeding upon the word of God, we shall not be entitled to an entrance into the city of God. Having lived on earthly
food, having educated our tastes to love worldly things, we would not be fitted for the heavenly courts; we could not appreciate the pure, heavenly current that
circulates in heaven. The voices of the angels and the music of their harps would not satisfy us. The science of heaven would be as an enigma to our minds. We need
to hunger and thirst for the righteousness of Christ; we need to be molded and fashioned by the transforming influence of His grace, that we may be fitted for the
society of heavenly angels.
In order to be at home in heaven, we must have heaven enshrined in our hearts here.
From God's Amazing Grace - Page 252
