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Preach the gospel to yourself
Studying Psalms 42-43, I was struck by the writer emphasizing the importance of continually remembering truth. In letting truth lead us, we are brought to the Lord and equipped to handle the emotions, pains, and problems of life. This is why Jerry Bridges always taught, “Preach the gospel to yourself every day.”
My Daily Need
I recently shared Jerry’s mantra, and in response a friend sent me a simple little book, A Gospel Primer for Christians. It came out in 2008 and is devoted to letting the gospel lead every day. In fact, Jerry Bridges wrote the introduction. After reading it, I thought “How had I missed this? This book is excellent!”
Here’s a sample. The author, Milton Vincent, shares this entry called “My Daily Need”:
The gospel is so foolish[1] (according to my natural wisdom), so scandalous[2] (according to my conscience), and so incredible (according to my timid heart[3]), that I daily battle to believe the full scope of it as I should. There is simply no other way to compete with the forebodings of my conscience, the condemnings of my heart, and the lies of the world and the Devil[4] than to overwhelm such things with daily rehearsings of the gospel.
Amen! Preach it (to yourself.)