(Mary Winslow, “Life in Jesus”) LISTEN to Audio! Download Audio
We are hastening fast through time!
Time is short–and eternity, with all its solemn realities, is before us.
What is our life? How uncertain!
And yet is it not awfully true that poor wretched man rushes heedlessly on, thoughtless of what awaits him in an endless eternity? We are traveling fast through this wilderness world, and soon shall pass away.
Let us, then, feel more like pilgrims and strangers here. And Let us not seek our rest where our precious Jesus had no place to lay His head.
Let us rejoice more in the prospect of that glorious inheritance prepared for us above, where He is, who has loved us unto the death.
Oh, for ten thousand worlds would I not have my portion here in this wilderness!
“They admitted that they were pilgrims and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own!” Hebrews 11:13-14
“Dear friends, I urge you, as pilgrims and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul!” 1 Peter 2:11
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Adoniram Judson’s Rules of Life
(Judson was a missionary in Burma for almost forty years. He died in 1850. Judson Univ. is named after him)
1. Be diligent in prayer, every morning and evening.
2. Never spend a moment in mere idleness.
3. Restrain natural appetites within the bounds of temperance and purity.
4. Suppress every emotion of anger or ill will.
5. Undertake nothing from motives of ambition or love of fame.
6. Never do that which at the moment appears to be displeasing to God.
7. Seek opportunities of making some sacrifice for the good of others.
8. Endeavor to rejoice in every loss and suffering for Christ’s sake, remembering that like death, they are of great gain.
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