Yes, I mean it, dear friends; I quite believe you and I may have “an added joy” in the glory of heaven, if we will. We know full well that the joy of heaven is dependent wholly and solely for the worthiness of our Blessed Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ — by His Name, His one Name, we are saved―but when we are His, His saved ones, we may experience an added joy, a larger capacity for joy by having attended to His command “Search the Scripture” daily, or twice a day, or several times a day, reading it, studying it, and learning it. The added joy comes as a matter of reward. Do not miss any part of the Bible, for it is God’s Word. Make a point of learning a verse each day and repeating it in bed at night. I had a most wonderful experience one night when I came back from a missionary meeting, where I had earnestly prayed for a rich blessing, an outpouring of God the Holy Spirit. He answered my prayer that night, and He brought to my mind psalm after psalm, and whole chapters that I had learned in childhood or mid-age and forgotten them. I repeated them out loud in my room with oh such added joy. It made we know that in the home above, the Scripture we have learned here will be an added joy up there, when He brings it to mind and shines with new luster on each verse. Remember all vessels will be filled there―smaller or larger, cups or flagons―the little cup will be quite full, but will not the flagon hold more? Do let us, each one, see to it that we learn God’s Word now, for the more we learn it now the larger our capability for heavenly joys becomes. If God’s people will not enlarge their borders what loss may they not suffer by and bye!
And for this reason we are so anxious to distribute God’s Word everywhere that many may learn to read and love it. Be saved, and get the added joy hereafter.
Emily P. Leaky.