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Milton Stanley has a great post, that bounces off a post by Dan E’s at Cerulean Sanctum, about joy and the average Christian. Both of these guys made the excellent point that many Christians are satisfied with mere salvation and do not yearn for discipleship and growth. This lack of growth and maturity leads to a lack of understanding of the true nature of God and they, the immature Christians, miss the joy associated with a close walk with God. Great stuff guys.

From Cerulean Sanctum -

From the pits of his heart, David speaks:

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
–Psalms 51:10-12 ESV

David asks for nothing more be restored to him than the joy of salvation and a willingness to obey God. In the wallow of sin he created for himself, he desires the joy of his salvation over all other things. His humiliation was public, but he did not ask for his reputation back. Nor did he ask for the resurrection of his dead child. He wanted a deeper joy.

Give Milton’s post, which links to Dan’s, a read here

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