From J. C. Philpot's Daily Portions
August 31 "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Romans 8:18 What is to be compared with the salvation of the soul?
What are riches, honors, health, long life? What are all the pleasures which
the world can offer, sin promise, or the flesh enjoy? What is all that men
call good or great? What is everything which the outward eye has seen, or
natural ear heard, or has entered into the carnal heart of man, put side by
side with being saved in the Lord Jesus Christ with an everlasting
salvation? For consider what we are saved from, as well as
what we are saved unto. From a burning hell to a blissful heaven;
from endless wrath to eternal glory; from the dreadful company of devils and
damned spirits, mutually tormenting and tormented, to the blessed
companionship of the glorified saints, all perfectly conformed in body and
soul to the image of Christ, with thousands and tens of thousands of holy
angels, and, above all, to seeing the glorious Son of God as he is, in all
the perfection of his beauty, and all the ravishments of his presence and
love. To be done forever with all the sorrows, troubles, and
afflictions of this life; all the pains and aches of the present clay
tabernacle; all the darkness, bondage, and misery of the body of sin and
death; to be perfectly holy in body and soul, being in both without spot, or
blemish, or any such thing, and ever to enjoy uninterrupted union and
communion with the Father, Son, and blessed Spirit--O what a heaven lies
before the believing saints of God as the end of their faith in the
salvation of their souls!