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We put away idols now
🛐 Daily Prayer: "We are saved, but we long to be saved from sin of every form and degree; from sins that lie within, and we are scarcely aware that they are there."
SpurgeonBooks
June 28, 2024
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This week, the newsletter focused on idolatry. Read all the newsletters here.
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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
We ask of you, our Father, this day to perfect your work within our hearts. We are saved, but we long to be saved from sin of every form and degree; from sins that lie within, and we are scarcely aware that they are there. If we have any pride of which we are not conscious, any unbelief of which we are not aware, if there is a clinging to the creature, a form of idolatry which we have not yet perceived, we pray, Lord, to search us as with candles until you spy out the evil and then put it away. We are not satisfied with pardoned sin, “We pray, create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me.”
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“… for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:9)
These Thessalonians turned from their idols. Do you tell me that you have no idols? Think again, and you will not be quite so sure. Why, multitudes of men are worshiping not calves of gold, but gold in a more portable shape. Small circular idols of gold and silver are much sought after. They are very devoutly worshiped by some, and great things are said concerning their power.
Those who do not worship gold may yet worship rank, name, pleasure, or honor. Most worship self, and I do not know that there is a more degrading form of worship than for a man to put himself upon a pedestal and bow down thereto and worship it. You might just as well adore cats and crocodiles with the ancient Egyptians as pay your life’s homage to yourselves. No wooden image set up by the most savage tribe can be more ugly or degrading than our idol when we adore ourselves.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
The (not-so-surprising) cure for anxiety
Spurgeon’s commentary on today’s verse of the day exposed the foolishness of pride. Pride is a particularly difficult sin, and it’s often the source of our worries. We’re depending on ourselves, rather than our God.
The path to a peaceful life, free of anxiety, starts by laying down your pride, by relying on the Savior instead of yourself. If you want peace in your life, start by growing in humility.
That’s the point of Humble Roots by Hannah Anderson. This book discusses Christ’s call to humility and practical steps to walk in it. It will definitely encourage you, shape you into Christlikeness, and fill you up with peace.
