I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward -- to Jesus.
Philippians 3: 14, The Message
"Everyone is in a hurry. The persons whom I lead in worship, among whom I counsel, visit, pray, preach and teach, want shortcuts. They want me to help them fill out the form that will get them instant credit (in eternity). They are impatient for results.
But the Christian life cannot mature under such conditions. ... Freidrich Nietzche, who saw this era of spiritual truth with great clarity, wrote, "The essential thing 'in heaven and earth' is ... that there should be long obedience in the same direction." "
A Long Obedience, God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.
No comments:
Post a Comment