OCTOBER 27
THE PREPARATION
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour
as ye think not the Son of man
cometh. Matthew
24:44
Be ready!
Let all your worldly affairs be so settled,
that you may comfortably leave them at any moment;
and let your spiritual concerns be in such a state,
that you may have nothing to do but bid friends farewell,
that it may be pardoned.
Daily renounce your own righteousness,
and appropriate afresh the righteousness of Jesus.
Daily seek the renewings of the Holy Spirit,
that they may be shed on you abundantly.
Daily commit body, soul, and spirit into the hands of Christ,
to be saved by his grace, and to be used for his glory.
Surrender everything to Jesus daily,
without the least reserve; and
endeavor to detach thyself as much
as possible from everything here below.
the constant object of thy faith,
his perfect work the grand subject of thy meditation,
and his presence and glory thy chief desire.
View God as a Father.
Worship God as a Father.
Constantly think of God as a Father.
Dwell
upon
his love to thee,
his pity for thee,
his promises to thee, and
his conferring the kingdom upon thee.
his love to thee,
his pity for thee,
his promises to thee, and
his conferring the kingdom upon thee.
Pray for His empowering.
Pray to Him.
Think of Him.
Expect from Him.
Look to Heaven as God's holy home,
and as your eternal home!
So live and walk with God,
So live and walk with God,
that you may feel that though by death,
you will change
your place,
that you will not change your company.
therefore withdraw your thoughts,
desires,
and affections from it,
as much as you can!
You are going to Heaven,
therefore direct your thoughts, desires,
and affections
to it as much as possible.
By so doing you will be ready to
depart,
whenever God calls you home.
your Lord doth come. Matthew 24:42
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