Sometimes I live as if I had forever on this side of heaven. I don’t know why I live that way but I frequently do. When I live that way I don’t care all that much about where I spend...
Jonathan Edwards led an exemplary life seemingly in all respects. His 8th resolution is somewhat peculiar based on that fact… Resolved, To act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if nobody had been so vile as I, and...
Edwards’ 7th resolution was… Resolved, Never to do any thing, which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life. This resolution of Edwards reminds me of that song “Live like you were dyin.”...
There are probably a lot of things that we would love to have said about us when all is said and done. One of those things for me is that I gave it everything. That even if I didn’t hit...
Edwards’ 5th resolution was… Resolved, Never to lose one moment of time, but to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can. This resolution of Edwards’ really convicts me. We all know that we don’t have forever but...
Edwards’ 4th Resolution again shows the level of commitment that he lived at…. Resolved, Never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory of God, nor be, nor suffer it, if I can...
Edwards’ 3 resolution was… Resolved, If ever I shall fall and grow dull, so as to neglect to keep any part of these Resolutions, to repent of all I can remember, when I come to myself again. Edwards knew the...
I am currently doing a series where we are walking through the 70 resolutions of Jonathan Edwards. Resolution #2 is… Resolved, To be continually endeavouring to find out some new contrivance and invention to promote the forementioned things. Edwards is obviously referring...
One of my favorite preachers of all time is Jonathan Edwards. Edwards lived in the 1700’s and lived a life of incredible devotion to God. Edwards attended Yale and at a very young age wrote 70 resolutions by which he...
We all know it’s coming. We don’t know when or how but there is no way of getting around it. Our time on this earth will be over at some point. We will take our last breath. What will most...