O Father of mercies, the God of peace and
comfort, of rest and pardon, grant me, Thy
servant, patience in my sickness, comfort in
my sorrows, and restore me to health, if it
seem good unto Thee. But if it be Thy will
to call me hence, receive my soul into Thine
everlasting rest; or if it be Thy will to spare
me, give me grace to amend my life, to the
glory of Thy name: through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. Actually, He offers it to us every day as a gift that keeps on giving to us everything we need for life and godliness. The wise believer learns this truth early and becomes proficient in extracting available benefits from the gospel each day. We extract these benefits by being absorbed in the gospel, speaking it to ourselves when necessary, and by daring to reckon it true in all we do.
Milton Vincent