"And in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts." - Zechariah 14:21
Oh precious day of God, when will it arrive? Shall the house of Jesus
be indeed delivered from all false pastors, all corrupt worship, and
the Lord have turned to the people a pure language, that they may all
call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent? Shall my
soul indeed be freed, not only from all the sorrows, pains, evils, and
afflictions of sin around me; but what is infinitely better than all,
from the very being and indwelling of sin within me? Shall the fountain
of corruption, both of original and actual sin, be dried up, so that I
shall never think a vain thought, nor speak an idle sinful word
anymore? Is there such a day, in which the Canaanite shall be wholly
driven out? Oh blessed thought: precious, precious promise! Oh dearest
Jesus, to what a blessed state hast thou begotten poor sinners of the
earth by thy blood and righteousness! Hasten it, Lord. Cut short thy
work, thou that art mighty to save, and take thy willing captive home
from myself, and all the remaining Canaanites yet in the land, which
are the very tyrants of my soul.
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