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A CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
Psalm 23:1-6

2 Timothy 4:1-8

 

“…my reward is with me…”

 

A CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
 
Some believers live in doubt and needless fears. “I fear I shall never enter Heaven!” Is this what you are thinking? Fear not! All the people of God shall enter there. A dying saint said, “I have no fear of going Home, I have sent all before me. God’s finger is on the latch of my door, and I am ready to enter.” Praise God for such simple steadfast faith in His promises.
 
“But,” said his friend, “are you not afraid lest you should miss your inheritance?” “Nay,” said the dying man. “Nay, there is a crown in Heaven which the angel Gabriel could not wear. It will fit no head but mine. There is one throne which the Apostle Paul could not fit. It was made for me, and I shall have it.”
 
O Christian, your inheritance is secure, reserved for you (1 Pet 1:4). What a joyous thought! “But might I forfeit it?” No, not at all! The child of God cannot lose it. We are “…kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Pet 1:5). God’s Word cannot fail. We can rely on it. Therefore “…rejoice, though now for a season…ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations” (1 Pet 1:6).
 
Dear reader, if you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and none other, and have repented of your sins, you are a child of the Father. A place in Heaven is yours, reserved; a crown of righteousness is laid up for you. No one can take your inheritance away from you. Every blood-bought believer will have his portion. The Lord will see to it.
 
THOUGHT: There shall be no vacant thrones in Heaven when God’s elect are all gathered in.
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for the inheritance Thou hast prepared for me. May I live my earthly life as a citizen of heaven.

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