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July 23rd Morning
“Even thou wast as one of them.” — Obadiah 1:11
Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the men of Esau made common cause with Israel’s foes. Special stress in the sentence before us is laid upon the word thou; as when Caesar cried to Brutus, “and thou Brutus”; a bad action may be all the worse, because of the person who has committed it. When we sin, who are the chosen favorites of heaven, we sin with an emphasis; ours is a crying offence, because we are so peculiarly indulged. If an angel should lay his hand upon us when we are doing evil, he need not use any other rebuke than the question, “What thou? What dost thou here?” Much forgiven, much delivered, much instructed, much enriched, much blessed, shall we…
dare to put forth our hand unto evil? God forbid!
A few minutes of confession may be beneficial to thee, gentle reader, this
morning. Hast thou never been as the wicked? At an evening party certain
men laughed at uncleanness, and the joke was not altogether offensive to
thine ear, even thou wast as one of them. When hard things were spoken
concerning the ways of God, thou wast bashfully silent; and so, to
on-lookers, thou wast as one of them. When worldlings were bartering in
the market, and driving hard bargains, wast thou not as one of them? When
they were pursuing vanity with a hunter’s foot, wert thou not as greedy
for gain as they were? Could any difference be discerned between thee and
them? Is there any difference? Here we come to close quarters. Be honest
with thine own soul, and make sure that thou art a new creature in Christ
Jesus; but when this is sure, walk jealously, lest any should again be able
to say, “Even thou wast as one of them.” Thou wouldst not desire to share
their eternal doom, why then be like them here? Come not thou into their
secret, lest thou come into their ruin. Side with the afflicted people of God,
and not with the world.
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“Even thou wast as one of them.” — Obadiah 1:11
Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the men of Esau made common cause with Israel’s foes. Special stress in the sentence before us is laid upon the word thou; as when Caesar cried to Brutus, “and thou Brutus”; a bad action may be all the worse, because of the person who has committed it. When we sin, who are the chosen favorites of heaven, we sin with an emphasis; ours is a crying offence, because we are so peculiarly indulged. If an angel should lay his hand upon us when we are doing evil, he need not use any other rebuke than the question, “What thou? What dost thou here?” Much forgiven, much delivered, much instructed, much enriched, much blessed, shall we…
dare to put forth our hand unto evil? God forbid!
A few minutes of confession may be beneficial to thee, gentle reader, this
morning. Hast thou never been as the wicked? At an evening party certain
men laughed at uncleanness, and the joke was not altogether offensive to
thine ear, even thou wast as one of them. When hard things were spoken
concerning the ways of God, thou wast bashfully silent; and so, to
on-lookers, thou wast as one of them. When worldlings were bartering in
the market, and driving hard bargains, wast thou not as one of them? When
they were pursuing vanity with a hunter’s foot, wert thou not as greedy
for gain as they were? Could any difference be discerned between thee and
them? Is there any difference? Here we come to close quarters. Be honest
with thine own soul, and make sure that thou art a new creature in Christ
Jesus; but when this is sure, walk jealously, lest any should again be able
to say, “Even thou wast as one of them.” Thou wouldst not desire to share
their eternal doom, why then be like them here? Come not thou into their
secret, lest thou come into their ruin. Side with the afflicted people of God,
and not with the world.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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