"AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE."
I AGREE WITH J.I. PACKER
The little quip, “After all is said and done,” basically means, you’re about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation. I was reminded of this saying after watching the blessed scholar and theologian, J.I. Packer, now with his Lord, interviewed while with us. This intellectual and spiritual giant of a man, with untold Godward achievements under his belt, said that after seventy years of walking with God, knowing and worshiping the LORD he believes to be the most important thing in his or anyone else's life.
WHAT GOD IS LOOKING FOR
As each of you well know, I am constantly challenging my readers to sharpen the edge of their intellect. And above all, being saturated (soaked-drenched) in the Holy Scriptures, which will lead one to the study of God’s Word. But as useful and necessary as these things may be, after all has been said and done, in the final analyses, worshiping, loving, and praising our Sovereign is what Jesus said God is seeking. He is looking for those who, like David, will stand awestruck in His presence, sometimes unable to speak in spite of being so full of adoration.
IN THE BEGINNING-NOTHING BUT GOD!
When God created Adam in His own image there were no lost sinners for him to win and put another notch in his gospel gun handle, or large artifices, called churches, to gloat and glory in. Nor was there anything he needed to pray for. (It’s also the same in heaven). The ONE thing standing before Adam was his Creator and God, who desired his loving worship, for Who He was and what He had done for His own creation. Service came afterward as a natural result, and secondly. "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
GOD WANTS THE WAY IT WAS TO BE THE WAY IT IS
When God saved us sinners He restored our fallen image in us in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. First and foremost, He wants from us what He desired from the first man created in His image, Adam. Are we meeting the longing of His dear and blessed heart?
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT GOD?
As I have mentioned in past articles, "When you pray you want something. But in worship we want SOMEONE!"
by an Aged Saint