Fellowship with God is the highest, purest, sweetest mercy a saint of God can have on earth. Yes, it is the highest, purest, sweetest bliss the saints of God can have in heaven. What is the enjoyment of heaven? Not merely exemption from trial, and freedom from sorrow, rest from toil, and release from conflict. Oh no! it is the presence – the full unclouded presence of our Father there. To be with Christ – to behold His glory – to gaze upon His face – to hear His voice – to feel the throbbings of His bosom – to bask in the effulgence of God’s presence – oh, this is heaven, the heaven of heaven!
-Octavius Winslow
