I have thought I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hovering over the great gulf, till a few moments hence I am no more seen. I drop into an unchangeable eternity! I want to know one thing, the way to heaven—how to land safe on that happy shore. God himself has condescended to teach the way: for this very end he came from heaven. He hath written it down in a book. O give me that book! At any price give me the Book of God! I have it. Here is knowledge enough for me. Let me be homo unius libri [a man of one book].
John Wesley,
“Preface to Sermons on Several Occasions, 1746,”
The Works of John Wesley, vol. 1, 104-106.
Here, John Wesley's love for the scripture is what our generation lack. Very often, we have bible study with friends or in the church. However, do we do i out of routine?
Oh how I love your law!
It is my meditation all the day. (Psalm 119:97)
God, please help us to love your Word.
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