Free Audio Book

The free audio book on Christian Audio is a treat this month. John Piper’s book think. Having read or listened to several of Piper’s works, I can wholly recommend giving anything he writes a read. And hear is a free audiobook, so whatdya waitin’ for?

Free Audiobook

This month’s free audiobook is The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges. I have not read this book before but it is considered to be a classic on the subject of holiness. I believe this would be well worth they download (specially because its free this month only.

You can download it from here or here

The Valley Of Vision: Self Deprecation

I came across this tonight, it is from The Valley Of Vision, A Collection Of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. Basically a Puritan prayer book. This prayer truly is my own tonight

Self-Deprecation

O Lord, My every sense, member, faculty, affection, is a snare to me,
I can scarce open my eyes but I envy those above me, or despise those below me.
I covet honour and riches of the mighty, and am proud and unmerciful to the rags of others;
If I behold beauty it is a bait to lust, or see deformity, it stirs up loathing and disdain;
How soon do slanders, vain jests, and wanton speeches creep into my heart!
Am I comely? what fuel for pride!
Am I deformed? what an occasion for repining!
Am I gifted? I lust after applause!
Am I unlearned? how I despise what I have not!
Am in authority? how prone to abuse my trust, make will my law, exclude others' enjyments, serve my own interests and policy!
Am I inferior? how much I grudge others' pre-eminence!
Am I rich? how exalted I become!
Thou knowest that all these are snares by my corruptions, and that my greatest snare is myself.
I bewail that my apprehensions are dull, my thoughts mean, my affections stupid, my expressions low, my life unbeseeming;
Yet what canst thou expect of dust but levity, of corruption but defilement?
Keep me ever mindful of my natural state, but let me not forget my heavenly title, or the grace that can deal with every sin.