We have been admiring our vile selves!

Posted : 18 Sep, 2011 12:35 PM

"I hate pride and arrogance!" Proverbs 8:13



What a monster of pride is man! How full of that

cursed venom, is human nature! We cannot receive any

grace or blessing from the Lord�but corrupt nature is

prone to be proud of it�and to boast in it! No one is

exempt from this. I appeal to your hearts. I refer to

your experience. When your heart has been enlarged

in prayer; when your soul has been carried out in

humblings, meltings, longings, aspirings, etc.; when

you have heard the Word with warm affections and

heavenly joy; when your tongue has with sweetness

and liberty, talked of Christ to others; when your hand

has been stretched forth to do any good work; now in

all these�have you not found pride very busy? Have

not you been ready to stroke yourself with pleasure,

and to reflect with delight: "Well, now the Lord loves

me indeed! Surely He loves me better�now that I

find myself so holy�and feel myself so heavenly!"



But where is our precious Jesus all this while? We have

looked at ourselves�until we have lost sight of Him!

We have been admiring our vile selves for our

graces�instead of being in raptures with Christ, who

is altogether lovely, in whom all fullness of grace

dwells, and out of whose fullness we receive grace

upon grace!



"The Lord detests all the proud of heart!" Proverbs 16:5



William Mason

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