Remove far from me vanity and lies. Proverbs 30:8
Oh my God, be
not far from me. Psalm 38:21
"Here we have two great lessons—what to
deprecate and what to supplicate.
No Christian enjoys
comfort when his eyes are fixed on vanity—he finds no satisfaction
unless his soul is quickened in the ways of God.
*I do not blame ungodly men for
rushing to their pleasures. Why should I? Let them have their fill. That
is all they have to enjoy.
--Christians must seek their
delights in a higher sphere than the insipid frivolities or sinful
enjoyments of the world.
Vain pursuits are dangerous to renewed souls.
No Christian is safe when his soul is slothful,
and his God is far from him.....It is when
the Christian departs from his God, becomes spiritually starved, and
endeavors to feed on vanities, that the devil discovers his vantage
hour."
Charles Spurgeon