The glories of heaven. [Psalm 49]

M. Wilcock in the first vol of his book on the Psalms,wrote the following,/
God's people do not sing much about the glories of heaven,More's the pity.
Once upon a time they did.He goes on to quote a C . Wesley hymn,though he points out ,one may need a dictionary  for the sense,/
                         How weak the thoughts,and vain,
                          Of self-deluding men,
                         Men who,fix'd to earth alone.
                          Think their houses shall endure,
                           Fondly call their lands there own,
                           To their distant heirs secure.
Consider the suffering of present day saints who are experiencing terrible
afflictions,many will die,yea have died,slain by their enemies.How awful,
they have lost everything,they have witnessed their loved ones suffer.So what has helped then to endure?,thoughts on heaven.Likewise our blessed Saviour,who for the joy that was set before Him,endured the cross,
despising the shame,and is now set down at the right hand of the throne
of God.[Hebrews 12 v2]The black slaves in America were helped to
endure their slavery,as they sang spirituals about heaven.I used to speak at a
particular church,where it was said, they sang with a far away look on their faces,that far away place was their homeland heaven.What did the rich man leave when God took him in death,? the answer is everything.[Luke 12 v20]Dear believer think much upon heaven,dear unbeliever think much about hell.
                                               A  prayer.
Dear God we thank You for the hope of glory we have in Christ,oh Lord help us not to become to comfortable here,in Jesus name Amen.