"NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME."
By R. F. COTTRELL.
It has ever been true that the passing moment is all that could be claimed, that human life is brief, and that what is to be done, must be done quickly. But this is becoming more and more emphatically the case. The last generation is on the stage of action, and the last lingering moments of probation are fast passing away. Our High Priest still pleads before the throne of mercy, but soon his intercessions will be forever ended. Our life is passing with all the speed that human life has ever passed, and suddenly, in the midst of life, will our time of salvation close. How solemn the thought! and yet how true. No truth can be plainer to the believer of the Bible. How precious then the hours of this accepted time! As the day of salvation is drawing to its close, and eternal consequences hang upon the few fleeting moments that remain, how important that they should all be well employed. Oh, for heavenly wisdom and divine guidance! Oh, for the refreshing from the presence of the Lord! Shall all these precious moments pass unimproved? Shall they be lost and lost forever? Shall we who know the truth, judge ourselves unworthy of eternal life? Shall we thus undervalue the great ransom that has been paid for us? Forbid it Lord. Help us to appreciate the great salvation provided for us at the expense of the life's blood of the Son of God. Oh, may these precious moments be so employed as to please God, benefit our fellow men and bring souls to the glory of that morning which is about to rise.