[Worship] WQOTW - Delight in God (Because He Is God)

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He is considered by many to be one of the greatest preachers in American 
history. Today’s WORSHIP QUOTE is from a book by Jonathan Edwards. His topic here 
is the beauty of the Christ, the beauty of the gospel of grace. I hope the 
connection to biblical Christian worship is obvious.


DELIGHT IN GOD (BECAUSE HE IS GOD)
True saints center their attention on Christ, and His beauty transcends all 
others; His delight is the source of all other delight; He in Himself is the 
best among ten thousand and altogether lovely. These saints delight in the way 
of salvation through Christ, because it demonstrates God’s perfection and 
wonder; they enjoy holiness, wholeness, while they take no pleasure in sin; God’s 
love is a sweet taste in their mouths, regardless of whether their own interest 
are met or not. They rejoice over all that Christ has done for them, but that 
is not the deepest root of their joy. No, they delight merely because God is 
God, and only then does their delight spill over onto all God’s works, 
including their own salvation.

—Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS (Uhrichsville, Ohio: 
Barbour Publishing, 1999), page 136. ISBN 1-57748-525-4. You can also find the 
entire book at 
http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/affections/religious_affections.html. 

[Here is some additional biographical material on Edwards: 
http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/edwards.html]


Have a great week.


Chip Stam
Director, Institute for Christian Worship
School of Church Music and Worship
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky
www.carlstam.org
www.sbts.edu/icw

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