As knowing Jesus to be precious to our souls, our eyes and hearts, being occupied with Him, will be effectually kept from being taken up with the vanity and sin around. And this, too, will be our strength against the sin and corruption within. Whatever I see in myself that is not in Him is sin. But then it is not thinking upon my own sins, and being occupied with my own vileness, that will humble me, but thinking of the Lord Jesus and dwelling upon the excellencies in Him. It is well to be done with ourselves and to be taken up with Jesus. We are entitled to forget ourselves—we are entitled to forget our sins—we are entitled to forget all but Jesus. It is by looking unto Jesus that we can give up anything, and can walk as obedient children. His love constrains us. Were it simply a command, we should have no power to obey.