Thorny Troubles and the Starry Crown, from Spurgeon.

Thy head may be crowned with thorny troubles now, but it shall wear a starry crown ere long; thy hand may be filled with cares--it shall sweep the strings of the harp of heaven soon. Thy garments may be soiled with dust now; they shall be white by-and-by. Wait a little longer. Ah! how despicable our troubles and trials will seem when we look back upon them! Looking at them here in the prospect, they seem immense; but when we get to heaven we shall then.

-Charles Spurgeon

as Paul also says, "I reckon the [troubles of today], do not compare to the glory to come..."

He "reckons": its a thought process, a reflection or contemplation of how the evils of today are compared to our future in Christ and the Father.

Spend some time, brother and sister, put aside a moment for the one that loves beyond all understanding.

Jan 31, 2023

 

By now, many of us have already given-up on half-hearted "New Year's Resolutions", promises made that we had no plan for, things that we could not sustain.

Thankfully God is so much better than that; His promises do not return void.

Also, we're coming up on the 7th anniversary of this iteration of the Internet Missionary, basically which was only a Facebook page at the time.  That page continues to grow gradually.

The old conservative Baptist leader took a look at it, back in the day, 2016, and said, "that's a great idea!".  He was of the old stripe, and a glutton for conversation when out in public.  He had a knack for shifting the conversation to the Gospel, and he worked on strangers all the time, inviting them to church and also sharing with them his own testimony.