Monday, April 24, 2006
Gospel Worship by Jeremiah Burroughs
First, admiring God's goodness that we live at this time, and that we have the liberty to come before Him. We might have been past praying and worshiping God. Think thus: "What a mercy it is that we are not banished out of God's presence, that the Lord as spurned us out of His sight as filth and cast us out as an everlasting abohorring. While others have been praying, we might have been yelling under the wrath of the eternal God," Come with apprehension of yourself, and adore God's goodness that you are alive to pray and hear God's word, and that it is not only a duty, but a rich privilege and mercy that God will admit you into His presence. Again, it is the goodness of God that He will condescend to look upon the things that are done in heaven. Then if the Lord humbles Himself to behold the things done in heaven, how much does the Lord humble Himself to behold me, a pore vile captive as I am in myself? And yet, that God should not only behold me before Him, but invite me to come into His presence- what mercy and goodness is this! p 110
This is part of Burrough's sermon Sanctifying the name of God in holy duties. Burroughs was a great preacher. He liked to preach on a series of topics.
He brings up a good point. We should be thankful that God sent His son to die for His people to bring us back to Him. We should realize that it is God's mercy that allows us to even worship Him.
This is part of Burrough's sermon Sanctifying the name of God in holy duties. Burroughs was a great preacher. He liked to preach on a series of topics.
He brings up a good point. We should be thankful that God sent His son to die for His people to bring us back to Him. We should realize that it is God's mercy that allows us to even worship Him.
