William J Hocking

Because of this personal danger, the Scriptural advice to each of us is, "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life;" "Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile." — Prov. 4:23; Psalm 34:13. Now to "keep," in the sense of these texts, implies the exercise on our part of alertness, of vigilance, and of aliveness. In order to keep the heart, the tongue, the lips as well as all the other members, we must "watch and pray," as the Lord specially enjoined His disciples on that memorable occasion in the garden of Gethsemane.