God's Glory Doesn't Come to the Lazy

"Do you want to see His glory?"

Can't imagine any Christian hesitating on their answer...

But most won't.

Because they are lazy. Because they are too caught up in the "stuff" of life...hobbies, sports, television, net surfing. Because they are too caught up in the "stuff" of spirituality...conferences, Christian books, ministry.

Too caught up to "Be still, and know that I am God." Too caught up to do some deep thinking and meditating. Too caught up in the snares of commonality.

 Christian growth involves two terrible four-letter words -  t i m e   and    w o r k. There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.

“If we want to see God’s glory, if we long for ourselves and others to be transformed into godliness, we must dwell on the gospel, where his glory is most clearly seen. It is the gospel into which we are to look, and it is by the power of the gospel that we will be changed.”
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Dennis E. Johnson in Counsel From the Cross