A Snippet of Wesley

Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. ~ Ephesians 5:14

...God calleth thee now by my mouth; and bids thee know thyself, thou fallen spirit, thy true state and only concern below. "What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise! Call upon thy God, if so be thy God will think upon thee, that thou perish not."

A mighty tempest is stirred up round about thee, and thou art sinking into the depths of perdition, the gulf of God's judgments. If thou wouldest escape them, cast thyself into them. "Judge thyself, and thou shalt not be judged of the Lord."

Awake, awake! Stand up this moment, lest thou "drink at the Lord's hand the cup of his fury." Stir up thyself to lay hold on the Lord, the Lord thy Righteousness, mighty to save! "Shake thyself from the dust." At least, let the earthquake of God's threatenings shake thee. Awake, and cry out with the trembling jailer, "What must I do to be saved?" And never rest till thou believest on the Lord Jesus, with a faith, which is his gift, by the operation of His Spirit...

Make haste. Eternity is at hand.
Eternity depends on this moment.
An eternity of happiness, or an eternity of misery!

(Excerpted from "Awake, Thou That Sleepest" preached on Sunday, April 4, 1742 before the University of Oxford)

Ed's note: Fantastic eloquence...heart-stirring. In the words of today, "Wake up, you sleepyhead! God is coming soon with judgment and mercy, don't daydream anymore but choose life or death."