Eternal life is where Christ is. If allegiance to Him leads you to jail, it becomes the most celestial of cells. If denial of Christ leads you to prominence, it is the most infamous fame one can acquire.
"God can't give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing." — C. S. Lewis
It is better to be with Christ wherever faith leads you than without Christ wherever you preferred to go. Christ transforms the hardest times with Him into the most glorious refinement and He transforms the best times without Him into the most regrettable misery.
A Christless cross no refuge is for me;
A Crossless Christ my Savior may not be;
But, O Christ crucified! I rest in thee.
— B B Warfield
If Christ is not crucified for you, no throne can provide you wotj rest. If Christ is crucified for you, no trial can rob you of comfort. A love of Jesus leads to bright dungeons and a hatred of Christ leads to dark castles.
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