this earth is not our rest

"There is such a place as heaven.

No truth is more certain in the whole of Scripture than this....

there remains a rest for the people of God.

This earth is not our rest...

it cannot be....

there breathes not a

 man or woman

who ever found it so.

Go,

build your happiness on earth

if you are so disposed;

choose everything you can imagine

would make life more enjoyable.....

take money,

house,

travels,

and lands;

take learning,

health,

and beauty;

take honor,

rank,

respect,

and many friends:

take everything your mind can picture

or your eyes desire.

Take it all,

and yet I dare to tell you,

that even then you would not find rest.

I know well that in a few short years,

your heart's confession would be....

It is all hollow,

empty,

and unsatisfying!

It is all weariness and disappointment!

It is all vanity and frustration!

I well know you would feel within a

 hungering and famine,

a leaness and barrenness of soul; 

and ready indeed would you be

 to bear your testimony

to the mighty truth,

This earth is not our rest."

jcryle

Longing for heaven tonight

and that perfect rest that is promised.

Nothing satisfies but Jesus and His word.

cathy

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