Having Perspective in Light of Eternity – J. C. Ryle

O Christian, what is our light affliction when compared to eternity? Shame on us if we murmur and complain and turn back - with heaven before our eyes! What can this vain and passing world give us better than this? This is the city of our God Himself, when He will dwell among us Himself. The glory of God shall enlighten it, and the Lamb is the light there. Truly we may say, as Mephibosheth did to David, "Let the world take all, since our Lord will come in peace." Such is the Bible heaven, there is none other; these sayings are faithful and true, not any of them shall fail. Surely, it is worth a little pain, a little laboring, a little toil, if only we may have the lowest place in the kingdom of God.  - J. C. Ryle