Last week I had a great conversation with another gentleman who is also member of Midland Evangelical Free Church. I recognized him as someone I have seen before and after service from time to time so I took the opportunity to introduce myself. I am glad I did. We spoke for a short while and are going to try and get some coffee or lunch sometime. Towards the end of the conversation he mentioned to me that he was reading The Mortification of Sin in Believers by John Owen.
This was a book that I had read earlier this year and we both shared bits of our gleanings from Owen. It’s an outstanding book! Owen delves deep into the theological and practical principles of putting to death indwelling sin in the life of believers. One of the things I most appreciated about Owen’s treatment was that the majority of the book was written concerning God’s working in us and through us – bringing to light that sanctification is the necessary fruit of justification and is all of grace. Something that is greatly neglected in most evangelical circles today.
As my thoughts were drawn back to Owen’s book, I wanted to share a prayer that I comprised from the devotional material in chapter 12. I initially posted this prayer on my old blog last March, but I believe it’s worth sharing again.
