In Thy presence there is fullness of joy! At Thy
right hand there are pleasures for evermore! Psalm 16:11
In this present life I may have some tainted pleasures;
but in eternity, I shall always have pure delights and
holy raptures!
In this life I may have at times a measure of health;
but in eternity, I shall always have perpetual vigor!
In this life I may have some acres of ground; but in
eternity, I shall always have an unbounded inheritance
in the heavenly Canaan!
Here, I may have fine clothing of silk; there I will
have robes of righteousness and garments of glory!
Here I may have a beautiful house; there
I will have a house not made with hands!
Here I may have bread to eat and water to drink;
there I will have the hidden manna and the river of life!
Here I may have a portion of the good things of time;
there I will have the glorious treasures of eternity!
As to spiritual things, in this life I may have some
communications of grace; but in eternity, I shall
have eternal glory!
Here I have freedom from the reign of sin; there
I will have deliverance from the presence of sin!
Here I have glances of heaven by faith;
there I will have immediate vision of glory!
Here I have God in His ordinances; there I will
have uninterrupted communion with Him!
Here I have some experience of His love;
there I will have all the transports of eternal
assurance and everlasting bliss!
Here I have access to the throne of grace;
there I will have continuous attendance at
the throne of glory!
Here I often sin against God; there
I shall never offend His holy heart!
— James Meikle
