As I have read the first three Chapters of the Book John piper desireing God, I was moved to write. What truth to wrap my heart around to bring me to my face, but what if I say a thousand amen’s and walk away and live the same. And it never comes into action. I can feel the pounding of my heart, that it would say. never let it be. As I pondered such truth today, I started to weep. Brought again to pray, oh God would not such breath taking truth be taken with more then just knowledge delight. Don’t ever let me be more eager to read 100 amazing books, then to have a soul that earns and longs to be with you alone. Let it not be that the greatest book would never be pushed a side for such wisdom from man. Let my heart long after you, to taste the sweetness of your words. What is such wonderful truth, what is it if I sought these things. What if I read 100 amazing books, what if I went to Bible school? Oh I could tell, Oh that I know, then write and speak such truth, if all this knowledge stays on the self of my heart, and never pierced my core. If it never changes into actions, then so much was in vain. My heart weeps, laid heavy with so much knowledge, yet there are few who are willing forsake all to seek the face of God; To forsake all earthly entertainment. Why must we pursue to make what is unholy holy. Should we not bring what is pure and holy to the altar of worship? Why must there be such mixing of world and worship? How can we claim these truths and still be gripped with worthless time wasters? To be counted a fool, to take these truths and make them our life style. I have heard so many to tell read this and listen to this, and never once pointing me my living water. So much understanding, yet few who bow their knees and stay there all night whose heart agonizes over their sins and this wicked nation. I have heard and speak so passionately of preaching the gospel, yet few step out in faith few are them, who are willing to dare to take such truth and make it their life breath. Knowledge without action is lifeless.
Prov. 8:9-13
What is this Narrow path to which we so often speak of? Are we willing to pay the cost of walking this path? What does it look like for a life to live, to walk upon the Narrow path, straight ahead eyes focused on Christ. The path few take, the one of risk yet safety. The one that costs everything yet costs nothing. The one You die first so you will live. This path of extreme joy, yet great sorrows. A path where giving is gain and loving is what is always what is owed. The path where not everything goes, where sin is no ones friend. But Christ exalted and sought after. A path to know feel and be like Christ. A path that takes risks of life for the sake of Christ. A path that takes no pleasure in joy and fun things of world. A path committed and devoted to the Holy cause of Christ. A path to which sin is vehemently hated. And righteousness sought. The pearl is sought and all other things are worthless to its worth. To who travel on this path, hands and feet may become weary, but their hearts are always rejoicing. Their shoes are worn for they are carriers of the Good news to the nations. They have forsaken all that hindered and set their face on the goal that they run not their race in vain.
We bring glory to God when we delight in Him. Therefore that should be our pursuit. “God’s quest to be glorified and our quest to be satisfied reach their goal in this one experience” God has zeal for his own glory. Therefore we should have zeal for God’s zeal. But what does this look like in our lives to be so passionate about God’s glory? Would we weep when we shame our father and sin? Although when we sin if we ask to forgive he is faithful and just to forgive. But what is a life that cries’s out NOT to us but to your glory. To say whatever I do let be to the glory of God. Even eating and drinking. I wonder if we can say these small things do not matter. Too often we eat as please and whatever we want and as much as we want, does this bring glory to God? It is too easy to say Oh God let everything I do bring glory to your name. But to ask that every part be conformed to his will to his glory, it will come against my own flesh desires. Then question comes are we willing to surrender or not? One friend told couple years ago. Do not be sad you have been caught in sin, don’t just weep or the sin. But weep most importantly when you have, my dear sister you, not brought glory to God. Let that sink deep she said.
So to be a child of God is “Christian hedonist?” God satisfies those who put their hope in Him. “All who cast themselves on God find that they are carried into endless joy by Gods omnipotent to his own glory.” john piper
Gives not his glory to another, Praise God. I have seen this. God does want to share his glory but too often we want to take that glory and boast in what we have done. With much humbling from God again and again I have been taught apart from Him I can’t do anything. It has and will always be his great and amazing grace that keep us and works through us.
In Chrsit