They would dance with the devil
all day and then dine with Christ at night. Let me die the death of the righteous
and let my last end be like his. Numbers chapter 23 verse 10.
Some faint desires and short-winded wishes may be sometimes found
in carnal men. But the mischief is that they
would break God's chain and would sunder holiness from happiness,
sanctification, from salvation and the means from the end. They
would dance with the devil all day and then dine with Christ
at night. They would live all their lives
in Delilah's lap and then go to Abraham's bosom when they
die. There are many who desire to
die the death of the righteous, but do not endeavor to live the
life of the righteous. Gladly would they have their
end be like the righteous, but not their way. They would be
saints in heaven, but not saints on earth. If you resolve to serve
God, you must renounce all competitors with Him. I hope none of you calculate
on serving the devil all your lives and cheating God with your
dying breath. You can't cheat God by giving
him the last snuff of an expiring candle. He who would die well should
live well, for a bad death must be the outcome of a bad life. A Christian is not afraid of
death, but of sin. An unconverted man is not afraid
of sin, but of death. It is appointed unto men once
to die, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9. No one can serve two masters.
Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and money. Matthew 6 24