This should be required reading! My heart still delights in earthly things rather than the loving, gracious presence of Jesus, so I am trying to take all this to heart. This brief publication from a puritan makes it clear that seeking earthly things is the essence of idolatry. But it's nothing that Jesus didn't already tell us (Matt 6:19-34) or Paul (Col 3:1-8) or John (1 John 2:15-17). But it seems like 99% of professing Christians do everything they can to try to violate these commands: Do not store up treasures on earth. Do not set your mind on earthly things. Do not love the world. My heart is still stuck in the tar pit of selfishness too, so please don't think I'm trying to be sanctimonious. We all need help. We need a miracle.

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