One day, maybe next year, I would really love to go to the Passion Conference in Atlanta, GA but for now I will be content to watch the sessions online. Or at least Session 7 since that is all I had time for before they were taken off the internet.
This is a quote from John Piper at the Passion 2013 Conference.
"Our worship is the subjective echo of God's objective worth. The immensity of His worth is reflected in the intensity of your worship. We were made for the admiration of the excellence of Jesus and the greater your admiration the greater the revelation of Christ's glorification...
Admiration is the rarest and highest of pleasures. God made the world and fashioned the human soul so that Jesus would be glorified and we would be satisfied in the very same act of the soul. Namely; glad hearted admiration of Jesus. We are satisfied in the intensity of our enjoyment of Him and He is magnified and glorified in our being satisfied in Him. That's the way God made the universe. That is why admiration is so rare and why it is the greatest pleasure... The universe exists for the glorification of Jesus in the admiration of His people."
It took me a solid 20 minutes of rewinding the video to get this typed out, but it was worth it.
What a great reminder that my sole purpose is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. There is no greater purpose, there is no greater pleasure.
It was incredible getting to listen to John Piper. Not saying this to rub it in, promise! But I got the all-access pass and eventually will receive all of the messages digitally. When you come back I can hook you up with them if you'd like. Hope you're doing well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenna! That's awesome! I am SO glad you got to go!
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