From John Piper:
Ask yourself an honest question: How intensely outraged are you over your belittling of God compared to the engagement of your emotion when your child is hurt, or your leg is cut off, or you lose your job, or some physical thing happens? Everything in you rises to say, “No!” How often does your heart say “No!” with the same emotional engagement at your own sin?
HT: TR
(by: jt)
The people of Grace are such a joy to pastor. Thank you for the privilege! Here’s a good article from C.J. Mahaney on how you can continue to foster your pastor’s joy.
Joy-filled pastoring is partially dependent upon joy-filled church members. So how can members of a local church help foster joy in their pastor?
Read the rest!
Last week’s sermon was admittedly a different approach. The goal was to look directly into the brightness of the sun, while praying that we would not be blinded in the process.
Here’s a powerful follow-up from Octavius Winslow that is well worth the read:
The Redeemer, the Revelation of the Father’s Glory
“The glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” 2 Cor. 4:6
That God was under any obligation or necessity to reveal Himself to man, is an idea that cannot for a moment be seriously entertained. It will follow, then, that such a revelation of Himself, of His mind and will, to fallen creatures having been made, it must be regarded as astounding act of His sovereign mercy, irrespective of any claim whatever arising from the creature man. The source where it originates must be entirely within God Himself.”
