I just finished reading IMPURE LUST by John Flavel. It is published by BANNER OF TRUTH, from the POCKET PURITAN series of books. It is a very quick read. I was having a hard time falling asleep this evening and breezed through it in about 45 minutes.
In this little book Flavel goes through ten arguments from scripture to hinder the sinner from the trap and snare of lust. Then he goes through seven directions to keep oneself from biting the lure.
His direction #6 I found the sweetest, and thought I would share it with you.
"Make choice of a meet yolk-fellow, and delight in her you have chosen."
He goes on, "stolen waters are sweeter to them than those waters they might lawfully drink at their own fountain: but withal know, it is not the having, but the delighting in the lawful wife, as God requires you to do, that must be the fence against this sin. So Solomon, Proverbs 5:19, ’Let her be as the loving hind, and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.’"
Men, delight in your lawful wife. This is the fence to keep you from the sin of lust. This is a good word!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Praising Gods Word
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? --Psalm 56:3-4
What do we typically mean when we say "I'm going to praise God?" I think we would typically say that we praise God by proclaiming how great he is with our mouth. We praise God in a worship service by singing truth about him. We praise God when we are given an opportunity to speak his name to an unbeliever.
What are we to do then when we are afraid? We are to praise God's word. What does it mean then to praise God's Word? I think it means that we proclaim his word. We speak forth his word. We open our mouths and we proclaim the Bible to our own hearts.
When we are clinging to and trusting in God's Word, we are trusting in God himself. When fear arises in your heart, open your mouth and speak fourth what you know to be true about God.
What do we typically mean when we say "I'm going to praise God?" I think we would typically say that we praise God by proclaiming how great he is with our mouth. We praise God in a worship service by singing truth about him. We praise God when we are given an opportunity to speak his name to an unbeliever.
What are we to do then when we are afraid? We are to praise God's word. What does it mean then to praise God's Word? I think it means that we proclaim his word. We speak forth his word. We open our mouths and we proclaim the Bible to our own hearts.
When we are clinging to and trusting in God's Word, we are trusting in God himself. When fear arises in your heart, open your mouth and speak fourth what you know to be true about God.
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