Real Estate in Heaven
We have a better and enduring substance in heaven, and this promise should reconcile us to present losses and give us better spirits.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the assurance of our eternal inheritance in heaven, contrasting the fleeting nature of earthly possessions with the enduring substance promised by God. He reassures believers that they possess a title deed to heaven, experiencing its reality through faith even in the present. Spurgeon encourages the faithful to find comfort in the promise of a better land, which should help reconcile them to any losses faced in this life. He reminds us that while we may lose material things, our true treasure remains secure in Christ, who has prepared a place for us. Therefore, we should maintain a spirit of gratitude and praise for the hope we have in the eternal covenant.
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Kneeing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. (Hebrews 10:34)
This is well. Our substance here is very unsubstantial; there is no substance in it. But God has given us a promise of real estate in the gloryland, and that promise comes to our hearts with such full assurance of its certainty that we know in ourselves that we have an enduring substance there. Yes, "we have" it even now. They say, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," but we have our bird in the bush and in the hand, too. Heaven is even now our own. We have the title deed of it, we have the earnest of it, we have the firstfruits of it.
We have heaven in price, in promise, and in principle; this we know not only by the hearing of the ear but "in ourselves."
Should not the thought of the better substance on the other side of Jordan reconcile us to present losses? Our spending money we may lose, but our treasure is safe. We have lost the shadows, but the substance remains, for our Savior lives, and the place which He has prepared for us abides. There is a better land, a better substance, a better promise; and all this comes to us by a better covenant; wherefore, let us be in better spirits, and say unto the Lord, "Every day will I bless thee; and praise thy name for ever and ever."
Sermon Outline
- Introduction
- The unsubstantial nature of earthly possessions
- The reconciliation of present losses
- The call to praise and thanksgiving
- The importance of daily praise
- The promise of a better covenant
Key Quotes
“We have our bird in the bush and in the hand, too.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Heaven is even now our own.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Every day will I bless thee; and praise thy name for ever and ever.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We should be reconciled to present losses because our treasure in heaven is safe.
- We should praise and thank God daily for His promise of a better covenant.
- We should focus on the eternal inheritance that awaits us in heaven rather than the fleeting nature of earthly wealth.