Great quote from Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry (1662-1714) is well known for his extensive commentary on the whole Bible. Pastors and laypeople alike consult him.

A lesser known book is his The Communicant’s Companion, a volume of meditations on receiving Communion at one’s church. It bears the marks of a writing style that has passed out of favor with the world, but I still like it. I expect it can still be found in used bookstores from time to time.Getting ready for Communion is an important exercise for Christians. The Apostle Paul tells us to “examine ourselves,” and a work like Henry’s is a useful tool for that spiritual discipline.

Here’s the quote:

“We ought to be in the fear of the LORD every day, and all the day long, for He is our strict observer wherever we are, and will be the judge of all persons and actions, by whose unerring sentence our eternal state will be decided; but in a special manner ‘He is to be feared in the assembly of his saints,’ and to be ‘had in reverence of all them that are about Him,’ and the nearer we approach Him, the more reverent we should be. Angels that always behold God’s face, see cause to cover their own.’”

I really like that last line: “Angels that always behold God’s face, see cause to cover their own.”

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers, and make us more humble before You.

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