Devotion to God

‘The practice of godliness’ by Jerry Bridges – Chapter 2 – a continuation of notes

It is through a fear of God, a recognition of his perfect holiness, his majesty and his wonder that we can come to recognise the great price paid by the Son of God upon that tree, and conversely through seeing this great wrath bearing sacrifice of the Son we come to fear God in newer deeper ways.

Psalm 130:3-4 (ESV)

If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

I can say this has become true for me and has become my anthem over last summer and into this part of the year, seeing the price paid, the wrath borne, the gulf bridged and the love shown by God, truly his love is great, truly it is great.

And so we are lead into greater and greater devotion to our great God, indeed his great love compels us!

2 Cor. 5:14-15 (NIV)

‘For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again’