December 16

An inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away.—1 Peter 1:4.

DO I feel that though I am nothing, and have nothing of myself, yet in Christ I possess all things; that in him I have everlasting riches, and an inheritance that will endure when time shall have passed away? Is it not a blessed source of comfort to know, that though on earth we may not have great possessions, or may even be in poverty or suffering, we may look forward to riches, and crowns, and kingdoms that shall endure for ever?

How blessed are God's people who leave all for him who is worth to them, more than all. If poor for this world, they are rich in him. If earthly riches are theirs, their highest riches are still in God. Their bodies are below, but their hearts are above; their lives here, but their conversation, their hopes, their treasure in heaven.—J. MASON.

If the way to heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be strait, it opens into endless life.—BISHOP BEVERIDGE.

The kingdom that I seek, Is thine; so let the way That leads to it be also thine, Else I shall surely stray. Smooth let it be, or rough, It still will be the best; Winding or straight, it matters not; It leads me to thy rest!