Be diligent in following Jesus.

I want to share with you these words from JC Ryle this morning on not living a life of ease but diligently following Jesus:

“Christianity will cost a man his love of ease. He must take pains and trouble, if he means to run a successful race toward Heaven. He must daily watch and stand on his guard, like a soldier on enemy’s ground. He must take heed to his behavior every hour of the day, in every company and in every place, in public as well as private, among strangers as well as at home. He must be careful over his time, his tongue, his temper, his thoughts, his imagination, his motives, his conduct, in every relation of life. He must be diligent about his prayers, his bible reading, and his use of Sundays, with all means of grace. In attending to these things, he may come far short of perfection; but there is none of them who he can safely neglect.”

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

So am I and are you being diligent in following Jesus?

Tom