The Grace of Obedience

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Submitted by Mike on June 1, 2007 - 7:36pm
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Going through 'When I Don't Desire God' with the youth at church has been probably as beneficial to me as to  them- maybe more-so. I am so thankful for the Gospel, and even to see it in God's demands for our obedience.

We must worship Him, which means we must love Him supremely. We can't do this; in fact, we love ourselves supremely. The Christian feels the guilt of his/her sin and wants to change. Yet, even the process or the fight to change is not one of will but of grace.

I love Augustine's words from his 'Confessions':

"Give me the grace [O Lord] to do as you command, and command me to do what you will! ... O holy God...when your commands are obeyed, it is from you that we receive the power to obey them."1 

 

1. Augustine, 'Confessions', trans R.S. Pine-Coffin, p.236. Quoted in Piper, John: 'When I Don't Desire God'. p.53 

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