Evening Devotional: Anticipation of Heaven - Eternal Fellowship and Victory

The Chuck Spurgeon Project

PM Edition for July 12

In tonight's episode, Chuck Spurgeon delves into 2 Timothy 4:18, exploring the theme of the heavenly kingdom and the joys awaiting ransomed souls. The discussion focuses on the active service, eternal fellowship, realized victory, and ultimate security that characterize the heavenly kingdom.

Key Scripture:

• 2 Timothy 4:18

Main Points:

1. Active Service in Heaven: Heaven is depicted as a place of continuous, active service where ransomed spirits serve God day and night in His temple. They experience rest in terms of ease and freedom from care but are never lazy or inactive.

2. Eternal Fellowship: The golden Jerusalem offers eternal fellowship with all the people of God. Believers will engage in high conversations with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the noble host of the elect, praising God together in chorus.

3. Victory Realized: Every victory over lusts and temptations in this life serves as a foretaste of the joy that awaits believers in heaven, where they will be more than conquerors through Christ.

4. Security in Paradise: Heaven is a place of ultimate security. The full assurance of faith that believers experience now is a pledge of the glorious security that will be theirs as perfect citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem.

Poem: The episode concludes with a poem by Anne Bradstreet, "The Grape," expressing the longing for the heavenly vineyard and the divine feast it promises.

Poem Excerpt: "My soul has tasted of the grapes, And now it longs to go Where my dear Lord his vineyard keeps And all the clusters grow. Upon the true and living vine, My famish'd soul would feast, And banquet on the fruit divine, An everlasting guest."