What is it
about well thought arguments, spoken with passion, which leaves me dissatisfied
with my apathetically content lifestyle? Tonight I listened to a wonderful expression
of God’s divine work that can be seen through out the Bible, which starts
with a love for His creation and culminates in the exaltation of His Glory. Although I
have heard of David Platt, it wasn’t until tonight that I had the privilege of
listening to him thoughtfully explain the commands of God to:
Enjoy My (YHWH) Grace
AND
Extend MY (YHWH)
Glory
(See Psalm 67)
As I grow
older in my faith, the burden to see the lost come to recognize God’s glory
becomes heavier and heavier. At times I even find myself gasping for air as the
severity of the universal Christian command to make disciples becomes clearer
to my selfish heart. Platt’s assertion that preaching the good news of Christ is 'it is not a calling - it is a command’ offers sweet relief knowing I do not have to
wait for further orders from God to speak of His love and glory. I only need
to do it.
“The essence of Christianity
is not
‘God loves me.’
It is
‘God loves me
SO THAT
His glory will be known.’
-Platt
Last week I had the privilege
of meeting a brother from Ghana,
Africa. He is here until the end of this year
while finishing his Doctorate, and will return to his family in Ghana; where he also a pastor of a local church
and the president of Heritage Christian University– Ghana.
It was after this meeting that I came home and told my wife that I want to
visit Ghana
on a missionary trip (hopefully the summer of 2013).
If you could change
the world…would you?
