PRESENT peace is not all that we possess: we have something to look forward to. There is a wonderful prospect before us. I can for myself personally assure you, dear friends, that I am conscious of having most brilliant expectations.
I often say to unconverted people, “You have no need to pity those who believe in Christ, you may blame them, and have good ground for doing so; nay, more, when you have said all that you have to say on that score we shall have more to add still. But if you blame us, don’t pity us, we are so wonderfully well off. I do not call that man rich who can, in a few years, spend his fortune. I call that man rich who never can come to the end of his fortune.” Another has remarked, “The richest unbeliever has wealth here, but cannot keep it; the poorest Christian has wealth yonder, and cannot lose it.” “He is rich toward God.” Cheer up, fellow-Christian, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. We are nearer home tonight than ever. The Lord is coming, and we shall be off directly.
But what of you who are not saved? The door of mercy is about to close; not as a third-class carriage door closes when, as the train is just starting, the porter hastily slams it, but as that fleecy cloud closes upon and locks itself with its neighbor-cloud, shutting from view the last bit of blue. It will close silently, and none will be aware of it but the watchers. May my hearers be found among them. But in order to this your sins must be washed away in the precious blood of Christ, and your heart attracted to Himself personally as your own Savior. Is it so?