«Let not one of them escape.» (1 Kings 18:40) WHEN the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had consumed the sacrifice in the presence of all the people, he called upon the assembled Israelites to take the priests of Baal, and sternly cried,«Let not one of them escape.»He took them all down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. So must it be with our sins—they are all doomed, not one must be preserved. Our darling sin must die. Do not spare it because it cries. Strike, though it be as dear as an Isaac. Strike, for God struck at sin when it was laid upon His own Son. With stern unflinching purpose must you condemn to death that sin whichwas once the idol of your heart. Do you ask how you are to accomplish this? Jesus will be your power. You have grace to overcomesin, given you in the covenant of grace; you have strength to win the victory in the crusade against inwardlusts, because Christ Jesus has promised to«be with you always, even to the end of the world.Contin
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:05:10 +0000