Finish Well
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7
The saintly British preacher, F. B. Meyer (1847-1929), one day said to a friend, “I do hope my Father will let the river of my life go flowing fully until the finish. I don’t want it to end in a swamp.” Among many examples of those who failed to finish well, are Judah’s good kings--Asa, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, and Hezekiah. They followed God for many years, then turned away. Why? They failed to keep following and obeying the Lord and His Word. We need to pray daily, “Lord, help me to finish well!” God forbid that after many years of faithful service we should “end in a swamp.”
--W. Ross Rainey
Keep us, Lord, O keep us cleaving to Thyself and still believing,
Till the hour of our receiving promised joys with Thee. --Thomas Kelly
