Revisiting John Piper’s Desiring God.
“The great hindrance to worship is not that we are a pleasure-seeking people, but that we are willing to settle for such pitiful pleasures.
The prophet Jeremiah put it like this:
My people have exchanged their glory for that which does not profit. Be appalled O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, says the Lord; for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. (Jeremiah 2:11-13)
The heavens are appalled and shocked when people give up so soon on their quest for pleasure and settle for broken cisterns.”
Dear Lord,
Help us to come before you, not just tomorrow, but every day, seeking the joys of being with you, of knowing you, of knowing how much you love us, how completely you have forgiven us, how fully you have graced us. Let us rest in the realities of who you are and enjoy you and all of your good gifts to us without wanting to replace you with them.
With the joy you grow in us, we pray,
Amen.
