This week’s quote was found over at Of First Importance.
“Have you heard God’s blessing in your inmost being? Are the words “You are my beloved child, in whom I delight” an endless source of joy and strength?
Have you sensed, through the Holy Spirit, God speaking them to you? That blessing – the blessing through the Spirit that is ours through Christ – is what Jacob received, and it is the only remedy against idolatry. Only that blessing makes idols unnecessary.
As with Jacob, we usually discover this only after a life of ‘looking for blessing in all the wrong places.’ It often takes an experience of crippling weakness for us to finally discover it. That is why so many of the most God-blessed people limp as they dance for joy.”
- Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2009), 164.
Chris, I appreciated this quote very much, speaking as one who limps. I have taken a lot from your site lately; information, instruction, encouragement, pleasure, to name a few. As I mentioned before, I hope to enhance my personal (“quite time”) worship experience. Your site is a good aide for me to accomplish that. Thank you.
Pat
Thanks, I’m glad this is helpful for you.