Meditate on Heaven by William
Dyer Meditate often on these four last things, death, which
is most certain, judgment, which is most strict, hell, which is
most doleful, heaven, which is most delightful. Meditate on
heaven, which is most joyful. Then the king will say to those
on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take your
inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of
the world. Matthew 25.34 Well done, good and faithful
servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord. Matthew 25 21 Heaven is a place where all joy
is enjoyed. In heaven, there will be mirth
without sadness, light without darkness, sweetness without bitterness,
life without death, rest without labor, plenty without poverty. Oh, what joy enters into the
believer when the believer enters into the joy of his Lord! Who would not work for glory
with the greatest diligence, and wait for glory with the greatest
patience? Oh, what glories are there in
glory! Thrones of glory, crowns of glory,
vessels of glory, a weight of glory, a kingdom of glory. Here on earth, Christ puts His
grace upon His spouse. There in heaven, He puts His
glory upon His spouse. In heaven the crown is made for
them, and in heaven the crown shall be worn by them. In this
life believers have some good things, but the rest and best
are reserved for the life to come. O sirs, meditate upon heaven,
for meditation on heaven will make us heavenly. Heaven is not
only a possession promised by Christ, but a possession purchased
by Christ. When our contemplations and minds
are in heaven, then we enjoy heaven upon earth. To be in Christ
is heaven below. To be with Him is heaven above. There cannot be a better thing
for us than for us to be with the best of beings. To me to
live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1.21. Let our condition now be ever
so great. It is hell without Christ. Let our condition now be ever
so bad. It is heaven with Christ. I had rather be in hell with
Christ than in heaven without him," said Luther. Hell itself
would be heaven if Christ was in it. Heaven would be hell if
Christ was out of it. that which makes heaven so full
of joy is that it is above all fear, that which makes hell so
full of horror is that it is beyond all hope. The vessels
of grace shall swim in the ocean of glory. We may talk of the
greatness of our crowns but we shall never know the weight of
our crowns until they are set on our heads.