Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Prepare for heaven: enjoy and think about Christ's glory now

I just read this quote from John Owen:

The revelation...of Christ...deserves the severest of our thoughts, the best of our meditations and our utmost diligence in them.... [W]hat better preparation can there be for [our future enjoyment of the glory of Christ] than in a constant previous contemplation of that glory in the revelation that is made in the Gospel. (Works, I, p. 275)


In other words,

What God has shown us about Christ deserves our most intense thoughts and our best diligence in them. What better way can we prepare to enjoy Christ's glory forever than by constantly thinking about His glory, which we find revealed in the Gospel?

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