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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Joy Can't Stop...
One of the most exciting things about discovering that you and I are finite (i.e. limited, created, not all-knowing, or all-anything) is discovering that God is not.
Because God is infinite, the revelation of His glory can never be exhausted by finite creatures.
Never.
Joy and celebration in God will increase forever and ever as his infinite grace and glory is revealed to us through Jesus. Here's just one way Jonathan Edwards considers the endlessness of Christ's glory...
"It is an infinite excellency, such an one as the mind desires, in which it can find no bounds; and the more the mind is used to it, the more excellent it appears. Every new discovery makes this beauty appear more ravishing, and the mind sees no end; here is room enough for the mind to go deeper and deeper, and never come to the bottom. The soul is exceedingly ravished when it first looks on this beauty, and it is never weary of it...Christ's excellency is always fresh and new, and tends as much delight, after it has seen a thousand or ten thousand years, as when it was seen the first moment." (Jonathan Edwards on Knowing Christ, pg. 170, Banner of Truth)
New discoveries of Christ's glory await those who press on.
Because God is infinite, the revelation of His glory can never be exhausted by finite creatures.
Never.
Joy and celebration in God will increase forever and ever as his infinite grace and glory is revealed to us through Jesus. Here's just one way Jonathan Edwards considers the endlessness of Christ's glory...
"It is an infinite excellency, such an one as the mind desires, in which it can find no bounds; and the more the mind is used to it, the more excellent it appears. Every new discovery makes this beauty appear more ravishing, and the mind sees no end; here is room enough for the mind to go deeper and deeper, and never come to the bottom. The soul is exceedingly ravished when it first looks on this beauty, and it is never weary of it...Christ's excellency is always fresh and new, and tends as much delight, after it has seen a thousand or ten thousand years, as when it was seen the first moment." (Jonathan Edwards on Knowing Christ, pg. 170, Banner of Truth)
New discoveries of Christ's glory await those who press on.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
NA Testimonies
Hey gang--
As we look forward to Memorial Day Weekend together, I pray for many testimonies like these. I can't wait.
Also, take time to listen to the message Courtney mentions in her testimony. It is one of the best I've ever heard on the truth of adoption and the love of God towards us in Christ.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Pressing On (1)
I've been meditating a great deal on the calling of Paul's life of "knowing" Christ Jesus (Phil 3:8, 10). As we talked about last Friday, this pursuit of Paul's life was nothing short of a race he describes as "pressing" on to gain Christ and one day enjoy perfect fellowship with his king (3:10, 14).
When I see the words "straining forward (v. 13)" to what lies ahead, and "I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord (3:8)" I'm aware of how much my thinking needs to change regarding my pursuit after God.
It makes me think of think of the 60 minute story about the ultramarathon runner. His answer to the question, "how do you keep going?" by Leslie Stahl was interesting.
"Babysteps."
When I first heard that I thought, "are you kidding me?" That's the line from "What about Bob?"
But the more I've thought about it, I'm challenged that those who run, and keep on running after the prize keep their eyes on the prize and take it one step at a time. Nobody enjoys pressing on for the sake of pressing on. This guy knows what it's like to lose his lunch, wipe off his mouth and keep on running.
This is how Paul viewed the race of his life. Get up. Get going. Knowing Christ is all. Knowing Christ will cost.
What motivates an ultramarathon runner to run after a momentary prize provokes me to run after an eternal one--the Eternal One.
When I see the words "straining forward (v. 13)" to what lies ahead, and "I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord (3:8)" I'm aware of how much my thinking needs to change regarding my pursuit after God.
It makes me think of think of the 60 minute story about the ultramarathon runner. His answer to the question, "how do you keep going?" by Leslie Stahl was interesting.
"Babysteps."
When I first heard that I thought, "are you kidding me?" That's the line from "What about Bob?"
But the more I've thought about it, I'm challenged that those who run, and keep on running after the prize keep their eyes on the prize and take it one step at a time. Nobody enjoys pressing on for the sake of pressing on. This guy knows what it's like to lose his lunch, wipe off his mouth and keep on running.
This is how Paul viewed the race of his life. Get up. Get going. Knowing Christ is all. Knowing Christ will cost.
What motivates an ultramarathon runner to run after a momentary prize provokes me to run after an eternal one--the Eternal One.
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