“The earnest of our inheritance.” — Ephesians 1:14

Oh! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by that man who has learned to feed on Jesus, and on Jesus alone. Yet the realization which we have of Christ’s preciousness is, in this life, imperfect at the best. As an old writer says, “‘Tis but a taste!” We have tasted “that the Lord is gracious,” but we do not yet know how good and gracious He is, although what we know of His sweetness makes us long for more. We have enjoyed the firstfruits of the Spirit, and they have set us hungering and thirsting for the fulness of the heavenly vintage. We groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption. Here we are like Israel in the wilderness, who had but one…

cluster from Eshcol, there weshall be in the vineyard. Here we see the manna falling small, like corianderseed, but there shall we eat the bread of heaven and the old corn of thekingdom. We are but beginners now in spiritual education; for although wehave learned the first letters of the alphabet, we cannot read words yet,much less can we put sentences together; but as one says, “He that hasbeen in heaven but five minutes, knows more than the general assembly ofdivines on earth.” We have many ungratified desires at present, but soonevery wish shall be satisfied; and all our powers shall find the sweetestemployment in that eternal world of joy. O Christian, antedate heaven fora few years. Within a very little time thou shalt be rid of all thy trials andthy troubles. Thine eyes now suffused with tears shall weep no longer.Thou shalt gaze in ineffable rapture upon the splendour of Him who sitsupon the throne. Nay, more, upon His throne shalt thou sit. The triumphof His glory shall be shared by thee; His crown, His joy, His paradise,these shall be thine, and thou shalt be co-heir with Him who is the heir ofall things.

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