One of the most gripping statements I read was in Burroughs' book. It said, "The nearer any men are to God, the more need there is to take heed that they glorify Him, for they must expect to be spared the less if they sin against Him." This struck me, I think, because so often I think the opposite--that God will have more mercy on those who are closer to Him. In my humaness I am quicker to forgive those and pardon sins that are done to me by those closest to me. Clearly God does not work this way......
The thing that really stuck out to me from Burroughs was how he articulated the supremacy of the glory of God. He writes: "Though the lives of men are dear and precious to God, yet they are not so precious as His glory. The glory of His name is a thousand thousand times more dear unto God than the lives of thousands and thousands of people." Focusing on the importance of the glory of God in our worship would solve the problem of slipping into such a man-centered view of things.
One of the most gripping statements I read was in Burroughs' book. It said, "The nearer any men are to God, the more need there is to take heed that they glorify Him, for they must expect to be spared the less if they sin against Him." This struck me, I think, because so often I think the opposite--that God will have more mercy on those who are closer to Him. In my humaness I am quicker to forgive those and pardon sins that are done to me by those closest to me. Clearly God does not work this way......
ReplyDeleteThe thing that really stuck out to me from Burroughs was how he articulated the supremacy of the glory of God. He writes: "Though the lives of men are dear and precious to God, yet they are not so precious as His glory. The glory of His name is a thousand thousand times more dear unto God than the lives of thousands and thousands of people." Focusing on the importance of the glory of God in our worship would solve the problem of slipping into such a man-centered view of things.
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