The deepest longing of the human heart is to know and enjoy the glory of God. We were made for this. “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth. . . whom I created for my glory,” says the Lord (Isaiah 43:6-7). ... We were made to know and treasure the glory of God above all things; and when we trade that treasure for images, everything is disordered. The sun of God’s glory was made to shine at the center of the solar system of our soul. And when it does, all the planets of our life are held in their proper orbit. But when the sun is displaced, everything flies apart. The healing of the soul begins by restoring the glory of God to its flaming, all-attracting place at the center. ~ John Piper, Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God
Fully to enjoy is to glorify. In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him. ~ C.S. Lewis, The Joyful Christian
I'm with David on this one ... Psalm 84.10 - "For a day in your [God's] courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness." This is why I am created and this is why I have been redeemed; to glorify Him forever (Eph 1.11-14).
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Such a beautiful quote: "The sun of God’s glory was made to shine at the center of the solar system of our soul. And when it does, all the planets of our life are held in their proper orbit. But when the sun is displaced, everything flies apart."
Rick, the Sun has been displaced for quite a few centuries now, and look at the mess we are in! It is a sentient being, a living thing, something that was once common knowledge throughout the world. I devoted my new book to the implications of this...Its called "Sun of gOd" and you can find out more at http://www.sunofgod.net/
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