And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment… – Hebrews 9:27

I have heard of a certain king who had a fool in his court, who made a great many merry jests, and the king gave him a stick, and said, “Keep that till you find a bigger fool than yourself.” At last, the king came to die, and when he lay a-dying, the jester came to him and said, “Master, what is the matter?” “I am going to die, said the king.” “Going to die-where’s that?” “I am going to die, man, don’t laugh at me now.” “How long are you going to be there?” “Well, where I am going, I shall live for ever.” “Have you got a house there?” “No.” “Have you made any preparation for the journey?” “No.” “Have you got any provision whatever, as you are going to live there such a long time?” “No.” “There, take the stick; fool as I am, I have made preparation. I am not such a fool as to have to live in a place where I have not got a house.” Christ has prepared for His people a mansion in heaven. There was much wisdom in the jester’s language…Will you pause a moment and recollect that you have to sail for ever, and you must sail o’er the burning waves of hell, or else o’er sparkling streams of glory. Which shall it be with you? You will have to consider this soon. Before many days, and months, and years are gone, God will say to you “Prepare to meet thy God,” then you are in the death struggle when the stream of Jordan is chilling your blood, and your heart is sunken within you by reason of fear. And what will you do then? What wilt thou do in the swellings of sin in the day when thou art spoiled? What shalt thou do when God shall bring thee into judgment? ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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