Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease
our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will
be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from
troubling, and the weary are at rest. Heaven is the "undefiled
inheritance"; it is the land of perfect holiness, and therefore of
complete security. But do not the saints even on earth sometimes
taste the joys of blissful security? The doctrine of God's word is,
that all who are in union with the Lamb are safe; that all the
righteous shall hold on their way; that those who have committed
their souls to the keeping of Christ shall find Him a faithful and
immutable preserver. Sustained by such a doctrine we can enjoy
security even on earth; not that high and glorious security which
renders us free from every slip, but that holy security which arises
from the sure promise of Jesus that none who believe in Him shall
ever perish, but shall be with Him where He is. Believer, let us
often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the
saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a holy confidence
in Him.
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ
Jesus! May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand; and
whisper in your ear the promise, "Fear not, I am with thee." Look
upon Him, the great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true,
and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the
family, with all the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in
such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced
wine of the Lord's pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of
Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish
the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with
unstaggering faith that "faithful is He that calleth you, who also
will do it."
