“I will cut off them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham.” — Zephaniah 1:5

Such persons thought themselves safe because they were with both parties: they went with the followers of Jehovah, and bowed at the same time to Malcham. But duplicity is abominable with God, and hypocrisy His soul hateth. The idolater who distinctly gives himself to his false God, has one sin less than he who brings his polluted and detestable sacrifice unto the temple of the Lord, while his heart is with the world and the sins thereof. To hold with the hare and run with the hounds, is a dastard’s policy. In the common matters of daily life, a double- minded man is despised, but in religion he is loathsome to the last degree. The penalty pronounced in the verse before us is terrible, but it is…

well deserved; for
how should divine justice spare the sinner, who knows the right, approves
it, and professes to follow it, and all the while loves the evil, and gives it
dominion in his heart?

My soul, search thyself this morning, and see whether thou art guilty of
double-dealing. Thou professest to be a follower of Jesus — dost thou
truly love Him? Is thy heart right with God? Art thou of the family of old
Father Honest, or art thou a relative of Mr. By-ends? A name to live is of
little value if I be indeed dead in trespasses and sins. To have one foot on
the land of truth, and another on the sea of falsehood, will involve a terrible
fall and a total ruin. Christ will be all or nothing. God fills the whole
universe, and hence there is no room for another God; if, then, He reigns in
my heart, there will be no space for another reigning power. Do I rest alone
on Jesus crucified, and live alone for Him? Is it my desire to do so? Is my
heart set upon so doing? If so, blessed be the mighty grace which has led
me to salvation; and if not so, O Lord, pardon my sad offence, and unite
my heart to fear Thy name.

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