What by Henry Law Earth is affliction's
home, A troop of sorrows compass us about, Tears stream, the bosom
sighs, The brow is furrowed by the lines of care and worry,
Death tears away the much-loved friend. Sickness invades the
frame. The home is desolate. The table
is destitute. We look to the right hand, and
there is trouble. On the left, and still fresh
troubles frown. But heaven is a wide sea of bliss
without a ripple. All tears are wiped away. All faces beam with one enraptured
smile. All lips confess. The cup of
happiness overflows. We bathe in oceans of delight. In heaven, sin is shut out. Temptations banished. Fears buried
in an unfathomable grave. Sorrow and unbelief have fled
away. Knowledge is perfect. Our souls
are all purity. Our bodies are imperishable beauty. We completely share the glory
of our all-glorious Lord. Jesus is the crown of heaven. This is the pinnacle of bliss.
The revelation of the Lord without one intervening cloud is the
grand glory of the endless kingdom. Heaven is full heaven because
Christ shines there exactly as He is, seen and admired by every
eye. In heaven, Jesus ever stands
conspicuous in one undiminishable blaze. Believer, what will it
be to gaze on the manifested beauty of Him who is so altogether
lovely? What, to read clearly of all
the deep mysteries of His redeeming will? What, to dive down to the
vast depths of His unfathomable heart? What, to fly upward to
the very summit of His boundless love? What, to trace clearly
all His dealings in providence and grace? What, to comprehend
all that Jesus is? What, never to lose sight of
Him, no, not for a moment? What, to be ever drinking fresh
raptures from His present smile? What, to feel that this joy is
mine forever? This, this is heaven. This Puritan devotional has been
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