What the Old Testament especially teaches us is this: «that zeal is as essentially a duty of all God's rational creatures, as [are] prayer and praise, faith and submission; and, surely, if so, [then] especially of sinners whom He has redeemed: that zeal consists in a strict attention to His commands» a scrupulousness,
vigilance, heartiness, and punctuality, which bears with no
reasoning or questioning about them» an intense thirst
for the advancement of His glory» a shrinking from the pollution of sin and sinners» an indignation, nay impatience, at witnessing His honor insulted» a quickness of feeling when His name is mentioned, and a jealousy how it is mentioned» a fullness of purpose, an heroic determination to yield Him service at whatever sacrifice of personal feeling» and an energetic resolve to push through all difficulties, were they as mountains, when His eye or hand but gives the sign» a carelessness of obloquy, or reproach, or persecution, a forgetfulness of friend and relative, nay, a hatred (so to say) of all that is naturally dear to us, when He says, «Follow me.»
Obviously, there is a lot of value in athletics
for other
reasons, but there does need to be some
vigilance around prioritizing free time and an ongoing, cost - benefit assessment of added activities.
For this
reason, it is important that apartment residents practice
vigilance within their apartment units, as well as when they travel, by following these steps:
This formative period makes it hard
for graduate students and faculty to figure how best to work within this changing system, but it is ideal time,
for the same
reason, to look
for opportunities to promote greater access to their and others» research, while also showing some
vigilance over the cost of this access, so that it is not subject to the excesses of subscription pricing.