DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 3; Jeremiah 11; Ephesians 4:17-32
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1
A roadside sign outside the English village of Wingham had two letters missing. The letters “r” and “v” had been knocked off. The sign read “D-i-e Carefully” instead of “Drive Carefully”! So many people rush about with busy lives. How wise to stop for a moment to think about the end of life and to prepare to die. Dear reader, die carefully! Die knowing Christ as Saviour. Die with sins forgiven. I hope you will give this some thought—carefully. —Brian Powlesland
Hasten sinner to be wise! Stay not for the morrow’s sun;
Wisdom, if you still despise, harder is it to be won.
Hasten, mercy to implore! Stay not for the morrow’s sun;
Lest thy season should be o’er, ere this evening’s stage be run. —T. Scott