This is the Day of Salvation
Moses prays for himself and the rest: "Teach us, O Lord, to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom." That is, seeing we must needs die, teach us to think of our death that we may die in your fear, to live again. The consideration of our mortality will make us apply our hearts to godliness.
This the day of salvation…Work out your salvation. This is a long task. Therefore we need to number our days and not lose a minute, lest we be benighted before our work is done… Else we cannot "apply our hearts to wisdom." Unless we think upon death, we cannot fashion ourselves to a godly life. [We] must pray, fast, watch, hear, and do, as becomes him who shall shortly give an account of his stewardship.
—Henry Smith, "The godly mans's Request."
Filed under Henry Smith by on Jul 31st, 2009. 
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