13.9.18

THE PASSIONATE PURSUIT

But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. (Phil. 3:7)


           So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
           beholding your power and glory.
           Because your steadfast love is better than life,
           my lips will praise you.
           So I will bless you as long as I live;
           in your name I will lift up my hands.
           My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
           and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. (vv. 2–5)

For David, God is not some distant grandfather type or some ethereal idea to noodle around with intellectually. God is all-consuming.



Matt Chandler and Jared C. Wilson, To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain (Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, 2013), 86–87.

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