DILIGENCE
Someone may
ask, “But why should I rise early?” To
remain too long in bed is a waste of time.
Wasting time is unbecoming of a saint who is bought by the precious
blood of Jesus. His time and all he has
is to be used for the Lord. If we sleep
more than is necessary for the refreshment of the body, it is wasting time the Lord
has entrusted us to be used for His glory, for our own benefit, and for the
benefit of the saints and unbelievers around us…. Anyone who spends one, two,
three hours in prayer and meditation before breakfast will soon discover the
beneficial effect early rising has on the outward and inward man.
The most
useful members of a church are usually those who would be doing harm if they
were not doing good.
C.H. Spurgeon
Persecution in the Early Church,
Christian History, n. 29.
If any man
should ask me what is the first, second, and third
part of bewing a Christian, I must answer, “Action!”
Thomas Brooks
I am never
better than when I am on the full stretch for God.
George Whitfield
Following the
path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
Author
Unknown
Diligence
makes the rough places plain, the difficult easy, and the unsavory tasty.
Richard Greenham
The Works of the Reverend and Faithful Servant Jesus Christ, M. Richard Greenham, Felix Kingston for Robert Dexter, 1599, p. 390.