One of the most impressive things in the 88- yrs of John Wesley's long life was when he was taken with his last illness. He returned from the house of a friend, where he had preached his last sermon on the text, "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found" (Isa. 55:6).
His friends & housekeeper carried him up to his chambers adjoining the City Road Chapel. Realizing that his end was not far off, the aged saint desired all his friends & his servants to leave him for one half hour by himself.
Obedient to his desire, they all went out & left him; and there John Wesley met his God alone, reviewed the incidents of his long life & prepared for death.
- (moreillustrations.com)
Pro 14:32 (NLV): “The sinful is thrown down by his wrong-doing, but the man who is right with God has a safe place when he dies.”
“Solitude, silence, and the strait keeping of the heart, are the foundations and grounds of a spiritual life.” - Robert Leighton.
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