Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace (Thomas Watson).
There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not first cross bearers here below. (CH Spurgeon )
They are following Christ, and they know where they are going. And even in the dark river, in the valley of the shadow of death--they feel a confidence that their Shepherd will be with them, and that His rod and His staff will comfort them. They would all tell you that they are poor wandering sheep, ashamed of the little fruit they bear. But still, as weak as they are, they are determined to follow on to the end, and to say, "None but Christ--in life and in death, in time and in eternity!" (J.C. Ryle)
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