Preach the gospel to yourself.
This phrase was popularized by author Jerry Bridges in his book, The Discipline of Grace where he explains: “To preach the gospel to yourself, then, means that you continually face up to your own sinfulness and then flee to Jesus through faith in His shed blood and righteous life.”
Bridges is convinced that we will end up in a world of hurt if we preach the gospel to non-christians but stop preaching it to believers once they are saved. Believers need the gospel! This is because……preaching the gospel to ourselves every day reminds us that we are indeed sinners in need of God’s grace….It helps us to consciously renounce any confidence in our own goodness as a means of meriting God’s blessing on our lives. Perhaps more importantly, though, preaching the gospel to ourselves every day gives us hope, joy, and courage. The good news that our sins are forgiven because of Christ’s death fills our hearts with joy, gives us courage to face the day, and offers us hope that God’s favor will rest upon us, not because we are good, but because we are in Christ.