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The
Joys Of Heaven
The
Lord said to his faithful servant, "Enter into the
joy of thy Lord." By this Jesus means to tell us that
if we be faithful servants of God, some day we shall be
admitted into higher joys than we ever knew here. The
little child that has been taught that Santa will bring it
many pretty things on Christmas will think a great deal
about these nice things, and can scarcely wait until
Christmas comes. Why should we not think much about the
joys of heaven ? Maybe some of us do not keep that
heavenly country enough in our thoughts. The more you
contemplate the joys of heaven, the lighter will be the
sorrows of earth. The joy that Jesus looked forward unto
helped Him to endure the cross. We can bear a great deal
today if we have bright anticipations of tomorrow. What if
there be a few tears here, there will be none over there,
and this thought helps us to bear up a little longer.
Thinking of the joys of heaven will let the light through
the darkest clouds that can hang over our heads. Earthly
pleasures fail to charm us as we think about the pleasures
at God's right hand. Though there is no flour in the bin,
nor meat in the larder, we grow happy as we think of
heaven.
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