Homiletic Review Job 7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. I. THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR DAYS. We are apt not to prize them till they are gone. Each was full of mercies: did we appreciate them? Each was full of opportunities: did we use them wisely or abuse them? II. EACH DAY ADDS A THREAD TO THE WEB OF LIFE. Each day has its influence for good or evil, for sin or holiness, for God or Satan. III. WHAT WE NOW WEAVE WE SHALL WEAR IN ETERNITY. What is the web your life is weaving? Application — 1. On what are you resting your hopes of salvation? 2. Is it your sincere desire to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus? 3. Do you live in the spirit of prayer? 4. Consider at the close of each day how it has been spent. 5. What, on the whole, is the texture and colouring of the web of your life as you look upon it in the light of another dying or opening year? (Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.WEB: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. |
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