Here are six points of advice while you live awaiting the return of the Lord Jesus Christ:
Our first duty is to make sure work of the salvation of our own souls. Let us never rest until we know and feel that we ourselves have got hold of thoroughgoing, solid Bible religion and that we are justified, converted, and saved.
Our second duty is to pray night and day that God may intervene and drive back the flood of evil which seems bursting on our country.
Our third duty is to work hard to maintain true religion and to oppose error. With the Bible in our hands and Bible arguments on our lips, let us proclaim fearlessly, both in public and in private, our entire belief in the divine authority of God's Word. No man on earth has such a right to be bold as the believer in the Bible.
Our fourth duty is to impress on all around us the immense importance of the fifth and seventh commandments. It is clear as daylight to my mind, that myriads of my fellow countrymen are forgetting these two mighty laws of God. Ignorance of the spirit of the fifth commandment is the true secret of the abounding social disorder that we see around us. Ignorance of the spirit of the seventh commandment accounts for much of that fearful immorality which is creeping into all classes of society. One remedy for perilous times is more full preaching of God's law.
Our fifth duty is to cultivate and press on all around us a spirit of cheerfulness and contentment.
Our last but not our least important duty is to be continually looking for the coming and kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the great event which will wind up the affairs of all nations. Then, and then only, will sin, disorder, and superstition be put down completely and come to an end. When shall that event take place?
I cannot tell. "Of that day and hour, no man knows!"
Adapted from Our Great Redeemer: 365 Days with J. C. Ryle
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