September 15, 2023 -- Psalm 39:11 -- The Psalm Series: The Holy Spirit as iconoclast in your life

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When you discipline a man
    with rebukes for sin,
you consume like a moth what is dear to him;
    surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah
Psalm 39:11 ESV

What mercy is packaged in God’s discipline and His rebukes against our sins. How easily our sins become such a strong distraction that we are unable to break the trance-like hold they have on us. The LORD God consumes whatever dearest idol would take a man from considering the LORD his Keeper as his greatest good.

What is it that is being attacked in your life right now? Now ask the Spirit if that which is being attacked must be thrown down because it was threatening to eclipse the place that belongs to God alone. It is your health? Or money? Dangerous friendships? Possessions? Addictions? A collection you're gathering?

Our lives are short. God in His great grace has given the Holy Spirit to believers so that no-thing, no circumstance, and no person can take the place of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the iconoclast in our lives, smashing false idols and all the statues we’ve erected which would place Jesus second or third or fourth in our lives. Jesus is the Captain of Salvation. He is your life’s greatest good.

Our Father in heaven hallowed be Your Name. Thank You for the unswerving persistence of Your Holy Spirit Who relentlessly smashes all idols so that our lives, hearts, and minds are purified for the glory of Jesus alone. Amen.

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