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Heaven will surely be worth it all
You know the song, but let me show the lyrics again, think about them.
Lyrics by W. Oliver Cooper, Music Minzo C. Jones (song 680 in our song book)
Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All
Lyrics: W. Oliver Cooper
Music: Minzo C. Jones
Often I'm hindered on my way,
Burdened so heavy I almost fall;
Then I hear Jesus sweetly say;
"Heaven will surely be worth it all."
Many the trials, toils and tears,
Many a heartache may here appall;
But the dear Lord so truly says:
"Heaven will surely be worth it all."
Toiling and pain I will endure,
Till I shall hear the death angel call;
Jesus has promised and I'm sure
Heaven will surely be worth it all.
Chorus:
Heaven will surely be worth it all.
Worth all the sorrows that here befall;
After this life with all its strife,
Heaven will surely be worth it all.
Jesus spoke that there will be tribulation in our life, but how we look at it, what we do when we are in it matters.
There are many sacrifices that a Christian, a faithful Christian, makes.
But the end, the glorious end, Heaven will be worth it all.
The promise that we receive by faith will be worth the cost (Rom8:18, 2Cor4:16-18)
The glory of heaven
The challenge found in (v.16) - don’t loose heart
The hope (v.17) - producing for us an eternal weight of glory
The Way (v.18) - look for unseen things, by faith that are eternal.
Sometimes we may need to be reminded that Heaven will be worth it all, but it does come with a cost of discipleship but the rewards are heavenly.
I.
The Cost
Jesus must come first
The cost is your own self (Lk9:23-24)
The cost is must be before even family (Lk14:26)
It can be divisive too (Mt10:34-37)
And if before anyone, it’s cost is also before anything (Lk9:25)
We must be willing to suffer, or share in the suffering for Christ
Cost of bearing our own cross (mentioned before Lk14:27)
Cost of ridicule and persecution (2Tim3:12)
Sometimes it may be physical persecution (1Pt4:12-13)
Sometimes verbal persecution (Lk6:27-28)
Some of the cost at times are at the hands of others
Consider 2Cor11:23-29
Paul paints picture of his suffering not as a put down of those who are being lazy, slothful, but to encourage them to step up
While when some are unwilling to work, it burdens on those who are working, in the end, Heaven will be worth it all!
- so stay your course, serve the Lord even if you are few in numbers, or in difficult places and times, it will be worth it.
“Heaven will surely be worth it all”
(this is not on a slide) The song mentions hindered, burdened,d trials, toils and tears and many a heartache, but it also tells us, reminds us that the cost is worth it for Heaven will be worth it all!
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The Rewards
The rewards are worth it all, and let’s prove it through the scripture.
From the man who endured much hardship (2Cor11:23-25)
The rewards
A house not made by human hands (2Cor5:1)
The riches of God’s grace (Eph2:7)
A glorious transformation (Php3:20-21)
Transform our body into conformity with the body of HIS GLORY!
A crown of righteousness (as noted in 2Tim4:8)
A heavenly kingdom (2Tim4:18)
His heavenly kingdom!
Oh don’t you long for it, hope for it, pray for it?
Paul was not alone in his telling of the rewards
According to Peter we have an imperishable inheritance (1Pt1:4)
Imperishable, undefiled, reserved for you in heaven!
A place where righteousness dwells (2Pt3:13-14)
How about John, we know He suffered for his discipleship- he was exiled (Rev1:9) but he speaks of the rewards too to those who are faithful
Faithful and triumphant through tribulation (Rev7:9-10)
And we have a few minutes so want to unpack another portion of scripture
Heaven will surely be worth it all to those who have been redeemed (Rev21:1-7 ; 22-27)
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A new heaven and earth (v.1)
A place where God dwells (v.3)
No more tears or sorrow (v.4)
and then I need to give you this one
Just a few verses down
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No temple, for the Lord will be our temple (v.22)
No light, for the glory of God will be our light (v.23)
A place where nothing unclean will be (v.27)
Oh the suffering, oh the cost, the affliction or the persecution we may face now in the flesh will all be worth it in the end.
Whatever the cost is of following Jesus in this life, may we find the comfort of the scripture and the reminders in songs like this one tonight for us to be faithful and to persevere until the end.
(Heb10:35-36)
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