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Friday, May 29, 2009
MORNING:
"Thou hatest wickedness."
-- Psalms 45:7
"Be ye angry, and sin not." There can hardly be goodness in a man if he
be not angry at sin; he who loves truth must hate every false way. How
our Lord Jesus hated it when the temptation came! Thrice it assailed
him in different forms, but ever he met it with, "Get thee behind me,
Satan." He hated it in others; none the less fervently because he
showed his hate oftener in tears of pity than in words of rebuke; yet
what language could be more stern, more Elijah-like, than the words,
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows'
houses, and for a pretence make long prayer." He hated wickedness, so
much that he bled to wound it to the heart; he died that it might die;
he was buried that he might bury it in his tomb; and he rose that he
might for ever trample it beneath his feet. Christ is in the Gospel,
and that Gospel is opposed to wickedness in every shape. Wickedness
arrays itself in fair garments, and imitates the language of holiness;
but the precepts of Jesus, like his famous scourge of small cords,
chase it out of the temple, and will not tolerate it in the Church. So,
too, in the heart where Jesus reigns, what war there is between Christ
and Belial! And when our Redeemer shall come to be our Judge, those
thundering words, "Depart, ye cursed" which are, indeed, but a
prolongation of his life-teaching concerning sin, shall manifest his
abhorrence of iniquity. As warm as is his love to sinners, so hot is
his hatred of sin; as perfect as is his righteousness, so complete
shall be the destruction of every form of wickedness. O thou glorious
champion of right, and destroyer of wrong, for this cause hath God,
even thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
EVENING:
"Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and
buildeth this city Jericho."
-- Joshua 6:26
Since he was cursed who rebuilt Jericho, much more the man who labours
to restore Popery among us. In our fathers' days the gigantic walls of
Popery fell by the power of their faith, the perseverance of their
efforts, and the blast of their gospel trumpets; and now there are some
who would rebuild that accursed system upon its old foundation. O Lord,
be pleased to thwart their unrighteous endeavours, and pull down every
stone which they build. It should be a serious business with us to be
thoroughly purged of every error which may have a tendency to foster
the spirit of Popery, and when we have made a clean sweep at home we
should seek in every way to oppose its all too rapid spread abroad in
the church and in the world. This last can be done in secret by fervent
prayer, and in public by decided testimony. We must warn with judicious
boldness those who are inclined towards the errors of Rome; we must
instruct the young in gospel truth, and tell them of the black doings
of Popery in the olden times. We must aid in spreading the light more
thoroughly through the land, for priests, like owls, hate daylight. Are
we doing all we can for Jesus and the gospel? If not, our negligence
plays into the hands of the priestcraft. What are we doing to spread
the Bible, which is the Pope's bane and poison? Are we casting abroad
good, sound gospel writings? Luther once said, "The devil hates goose
quills" and, doubtless, he has good reason, for ready writers, by the
Holy Spirit's blessing, have done his kingdom much damage. If the
thousands who will read this short word this night will do all they can
to hinder the rebuilding of this accursed Jericho, the Lord's glory
shall speed among the sons of men. Reader, what can you do? What will
you do?
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