“And the idols He shall utterly abolished.“ Isaiah 2:18 There is, then, a time to break down theseidols which our fallen nature has set up. And have not we experienced some measure ofthis breaking down, both externally and internally? Have not our idols been in a measure smashedbefore our eyes, our prospects in life cut […]
Some beloved idol? (J. C. Philpot 1841) “A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.” Jeremiah 50:38Have we not all in our various ways,set up some beloved idol . . . something which engaged our affections, something which occupied our thoughts, something to which we devoted all […]
That hideous idol SELF in his little shrine (J. C. Philpot, “Israel’s Departure and Return” 1849) Never again will we say any more to the workof our hands—”You are our gods!” Hosea 14:3 The besetting sin of Israel was the worship of idols. Perhaps, if you have walked into the British Museum,and seen the idols that […]
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” Titus 2:14. There is no victory, over the indwelling power of sin, and there is no pardon for the guilt of sin, but as the soul deals with the blood of […]
Wash me, gracious Lord! (John MacDuff 1856) O my God, I desire to approach the footstool of Your throne of grace. Glory be to Your holy name that I can enjoy freedom of access into Your presence, and with the confidence of Your child, unburden and unbosom to You . . . all my needs and sins, all […]
(John MacDuff, “Family Prayers” 1885) We come, weak and helpless and burdened, to that cross where alone there is shelter and peace for the guilty. We take refuge anew at the foot ofYour cross, bringing our infinite unworthiness to Your infinite merit and all-sufficiency. Wash us, blessed Saviour, in the fountain opened for sin and for […]
The dying love of the Lamb!(the following is by Don Fortner) Nothing in all the universe is more wonderful and magnificent in the eyes of God than the death of his dear Son. Never did the Father more fully love his Son than when he was heaping upon him the fury of his wrath. The […]
This tyrant wields a universal sway! (Henry Law, “Numbers” 1858) “For the wages of sin is DEATH, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 DEATH! The very sound falls heavily. What mind can lightly think of it? What eye unmoved can see it? The limbs, once full of vigour, […]
That hideous idol SELF in his little shrine (J. C. Philpot, “Israel’s Departure and Return” 1849) Never again will we say any more to the workof our hands—”You are our gods!” Hosea 14:3 The besetting sin of Israel was the worship of idols. Perhaps, if you have walked into the British Museum,and seen the idols that […]
God’s Law and The Gospel of His Dear Son are both perfect. One perfectly condemns and the other perfectly saves! – Copied “The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve, against the serpent, or something else. […]