Nothing makes a deathbed so uneasy and hard as a life spent in the service of sin and lust; nothing makes a deathbed so soft and sweet as a life spent in the service of God and Christ.
— Matthew Mead (c. 1630–1699)
Daily Christian quotes to direct, inspire, encourage, and help ordinary Christians in the rough and tumble of their daily lives!
Nothing makes a deathbed so uneasy and hard as a life spent in the service of sin and lust; nothing makes a deathbed so soft and sweet as a life spent in the service of God and Christ.
— Matthew Mead (c. 1630–1699)
If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ignorance of his danger.
— Thomas Watson (1620-1686)
It is true that we are sinners – but Christ has suffered for us. It is true that we deserve death – but Christ has died for us. It is true that we are guilty debtors – but Christ has paid our debts with His own blood. This is the real Gospel! On this let us lean while we live. To this let us cling when we die. Christ has been “lifted up” on the cross, and has thrown open the gates of heaven to all believers.
— J. C. Ryle (1816 – 1900)
What is our death but a night’s sleep? For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away and cease, and the powers of the spirit come back again, so that in the morning we rise fresh and strong and joyous; so at the Last Day we shall rise again as if we had only slept a night, and shall be fresh and strong.
— Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)
God will have us ignorant of the day of our death that we may be ready every day. We are but tenants at will and know not how soon our great Lord and landlord may eject us.
— Andrew Jones, active 1682-1687
Dying Man’s Last Sermon