“We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. He can present us faultless before the throne of God, inexpressibly pure, absolutely righteous, and profoundly justified. Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant belief” (Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest).

That’s the key to staying true to the faith. Not devotion to moods or feelings or emotion, but only to the Lord Jesus. As I once heard it said, what you think and what you feel will lie to you, so you have to trust in what you know — what Jesus has revealed to you through His Holy Spirit and His Word.

Lord, please revive Your Church. Bring us back to the truth and true faith. Make us zealous to defend and proclaim the true gospel, no matter the cost. You gave everything for us — may we be willing to do the same for you. Amen.