Psalm 102:24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the middle of my days: your years are throughout all generations. 1. Time is a sacred deposit, entrusted to them who sometimes think they have no one talent for which they must give account at last. 2. Let us ask what new principles we have gained, or what old principles have been confirmed and strengthened in that space of time. The question I have really in sight is this — Have you been leaving the first rudiments of the faith, and going on unto perfection? 3. With regard to our habits, what use have we made of the closing year? Have evil habits loosened their hold; have good ones been grafted in their place? 4. Inquire how the year has been employed with respect to the society we have sought, the connections we have made, the friendships we have cemented. Have you been prudent? Have you never sat in the seat of the scornful; nor stood in the way of sinners? (J. B. Marsden, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. |
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