some thoughts

Every time I hear someone reassure me that God is not ‘mean-spirited’ and that he is ‘a gentleman’ and that everything hangs on my freewill, I hear a man embarassed of God’s sovereignty, freedom, and grace. He apologizes for his greatness, in order not to offend me–he chooses rather to offend God.

I feel many things at once:

1. Grief for the injustice and arrogance displayed toward the free grace of God.
2. Contempt (with too little pity) for the presumptuous preacher.
3. Shame and humility and fear that I should be exalted with freedom above my own Maker, and that I should be shown more respect than he.

Oh for the resources to preach! There are times when I long to take up a pulpit immediately in order to offer up a raised voice exalting the free grace of God!

some (anxious) thoughts.