As the sailor locates his position on the
sea by “shooting” the sun, so we may get our moral bearings looking at God. We
must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right
position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so long as we stand in any other position.
Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians
stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives
accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and to bring Him nearer to our
own image. The flesh whimpers against the rigor of God’s inexorable sentence
and begs like Agag for a little mercy, a little indulgence of its carnal ways.
It is no use.
We can get a right start only by accepting
God ads He is and learning to love Him for what He is. As we go on to know Him
better we shall find it a source of unspeakable joy that God is just what He
is. Some of the rapturous moments we know will be those we spend in reverent
admiration of the Godhead. In those holy moments the very thought of change in
Him will be too painful to endure.
So let us begin with God.
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