The Last Days of the Doctor

To see a saint not fade out early into the twilight hours of his faith, is something beyond incredible to say the least. How many of us have currently travailed to heed the call to, "stand fast" against this world even to the last of our Days. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was this man. He preached up until he could not physically do it. His mind was sharper than the most, never loosing his memory even to the last. He spoke the following words at the end of his life, in the last of his sermons, dying...he worshiped.

Here is a quote from a sermon from Psalm 2:
“Do you still believe in the wrath of God? There are people in England-evangelicals- who think modern man needs entertainment. There is a mania for singing, for drama, for mime. ‘People cannot take preaching,’ it is said, ‘Give them singing. Teach them how to dance…’ In the name of God I say that is to do violence to Scripture. The church is not here to entertain. It is here to call people to ‘be wise’, to ‘be instructed’ (v10). It is not just an appeal to ‘come to Jesus’ – they are to be ‘instructed’, taught. People are dying through lack of knowledge. We are not here to be popular, but to tell the naked truth: ‘Serve the Lord with fear, rejoice with trembling…’ (v11).”

and

“Our greatest trouble is that we really don’t believe the Bible and exactly what it says. We think we know it but do we really appropriate it and actually believe it is true for us? That is Christianity to me. ‘Our short, uncertain life’ is the most difficult thing to realize. We do not put the emphasis as the New Testament does. We are not mean to despise this life but we are certainly mean to keep it in proportion –‘our light affliction, which is but a moment’ (2 Cor 4:17). We have to take these statements literally. They are facts, not merely ideas. That is what I feel you people have got to emphasize more and more…”

Be strong oh beloved of the Lord, lift up your eyes, your redemption draws nigh. Praise him in this world while ye still can. Be not left unto silence for the longer we live, the more Glory He is due.