(Thomas
Watson, "The
Mischief of Sin")
Do with your sin--as Joab did with Absalom. He
took three spears and thrust them through the
heart of Absalom! 2 Samuel 18:14. Just so,
take these three spears--the
Word
of God, prayer, and mortification--and strike through the
heart of your lusts, so that they die!
What is the end of all a Christian's duties, praying, and
hearing--but to weaken and mortify lust! Why is this spiritual
medicine taken--but to kill the child of sin!
Sin will insinuate itself and plead for a reprieve--but
show it no mercy!
Saul's sparing Agag lost him the kingdom--and your sparing
sin will lose you the kingdom of Heaven. Do with your sin,
what Samuel did to Agag, "He hacked Agag to pieces
before the Lord at Gilgal." 1 Samuel 15:33
This is similar to John Owen:
ReplyDelete"Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you".
Press on, dear friends and family!
Ike
Thanks so much for the comment Ike! I loved the way you summed it all up in John Owens quote! So true!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and your dear wife and three precious sons!
~Breanna for the Alexander's
Ike,
ReplyDeleteSo true! Our Christian walk and fight is an active one! Thanks for sharing your thought!
In Christ,
Brittany for the Alexander Family