Luke, xii. 20; xiii. 7.
Mothers, awake! to your own, and your children’s danger.
Awake to the importance of safety in Christ.
Mothers, work! for yourselves, for your families.
‘Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life.’ John, vi. 27.
XXIX. FIRST MEETING IN THE YEAR.
I. Look backwards on the past year.
1. On your sins.
They are many—great—mighty. You need forgiveness, and Christ is ready to forgive. Neh. ix. 17. Make this your prayer for the past year, ‘Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.’ Ps. xxv. 11.
On your sins towards your husbands. Provocation—temper—carelessness of their comfort—an unyielding spirit. Again must you say, ‘Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.’