Psalms 119:113. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
The moralist is quite content to look after his actions, but the Christian is never happy until his thoughts are sanctified. The true believer hates vain thoughts, because they lead to vain words and to vain actions; because vain thoughts nailed his Saviour to the tree; because vain thoughts spoil his devotion, mar his communion with God, and, like the birds which came down upon Abraham’s sacrifice, would destroy all his offering. "I hate vain thoughts." The converse of this is, "But thy law do I love." There is nothing vain there; nothing in thy law to distract me; nothing to give me unhallowed thoughts. But, there is a cure for vain thoughts. When you have been assailed of vain thoughts, let your mind be lovingly stored with texts of Scripture, with passages of God’s Word. The Psalmist, whilst writing these words, is evidently under a sense of danger, so he said: -
Psalms 119:113. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
The moralist is quite content to look after his actions, but the Christian is never happy until his thoughts are sanctified. The true believer hates vain thoughts, because they lead to vain words and to vain actions; because vain thoughts nailed his Saviour to the tree; because vain thoughts spoil his devotion, mar his communion with God, and, like the birds which came down upon Abraham’s sacrifice, would destroy all his offering. "I hate vain thoughts." The converse of this is, "But thy law do I love." There is nothing vain there; nothing in thy law to distract me; nothing to give me unhallowed thoughts. But, there is a cure for vain thoughts. When you have been assailed of vain thoughts, let your mind be lovingly stored with texts of Scripture, with passages of God’s Word. The Psalmist, whilst writing these words, is evidently under a sense of danger, so he said: -