Reflection 69

On the eve of the 1805 parliamentary session – a prayer for strength, heavenly mindedness, and a heart that prefers honor from God... 

Through God’s good providence we are all returned in peace and safety; and now, before I plunge into the stormy sea I am about to enter, I would pray to God through Christ, by the Holy Spirit, to strengthen me with might in the inner man; to enable me to walk by faith, to let my light shine before men, and to become meet to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. O my soul, remember thy portion is not here. Mind not high things. Be not conformed to this world. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and delight thyself in God. Let the men of this world pass by thee in the race of honours, but thine be the honour which cometh of God, thine the glory which is connected with immortality.

Date: January 13, 1805

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