All the hell that you shall ever
have, by William Dyer. Here on earth you will have many
trials and sorrows, John 16.33. You will fill me with joy in
your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand, Psalm 16.11. Cheer up, Christian. The sweetness
of the crown which shall be enjoyed will make amends for the bitterness
of the cross which was endured. This world is all the hell that
you shall ever have. Here you have your bad things.
Your good things are yet to come. Here you have your bitter things. But your sweet things are yet
to come. Here you have your prison, but
your palace is yet to come. Here you have your rags, your
royal robes are yet to come. Here you have your sorrow, your
joy is yet to come. Here you have your hell, your
heaven is yet to come. After the cup of affliction comes
the cup of salvation. O sirs, under the greatest troubles
lie your greatest treasures. The seed of sorrow on earth shall
reap a golden crop of joy in heaven. Those who sow holiness
in the seed-time of their lives shall reap happiness in the harvest
of eternity. O sirs, never think to have an
end of your sorrow until there is an end of your sin. The Apostle
tells us, our light affliction, which is for a moment, works
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. A grain
of affliction works a weight of glory. A short moment of pain
works an eternity of pleasures. Therefore, saints, be of good
cheer. Here is comfort for you. Your
best days are yet to come.