heaven

Can you imagine a time when our accuser,

Satan,

will no longer annoy?

Do you know,

when we close our eyes in death we will be done with him forever?

"Above all,

 the wicked heart,

the old man.

the body of sin,

makes this life a dreadful labor.

When we wake in the morning, it lies like a heavy weight upon us.

When we would run in the way of God's commandments,

 it drags us back.

When we would fly, it weighs us down.

When we would pray,

it fills our mouths with other things.

'O wretched man that I am.'

But to depart and be with Christ,

is to be free from this.

We shall drop this body of sin altogether.

No more any flesh ~ all spirit,

all new man;

no more weight or drag....

we shall rest from our labors.

Oh, it is this that makes death in Christ so blessed.

Heaven as our home!

We shall rest from our labors.

It is the world of holy love,

where we shall give 

free, 

full,

unfettered,

unwearied,

expression to our love forever."

Blessed are the Dead

R. Murray M'Cheyne

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!

Yes, says the Spirit,

that they may rest from their labors,

for their deeds follow with them."

Revelation 14:13