He is exploring and explaining his famous quote - "God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in Him." For 25 year he has trumpeted the truth. He calls it Christian Hedonism. The problem is that many people, after being persuaded, find that this truth is both liberating and devastating.
Have you ever pondered on what and where your joy and happiness rest on? I am not referring to temporary joy and happiness, but eternal. Perhaps you might say well, joy and happiness they do not last for long. They short-lived.
Our being satisfied in God is necessary to show God's worthiness and to sustain sacrifices of love. Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before him. He tasted it. It sustained him through the deepest suffering. His Father was glorified. His people were saved. That is what joy in God does.
What do we have? Is joy in God merely the icing on the cake of Christian commitment?
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