Mountain Climbing
"Become a mountain climber on the cliffs of God's majesty. And let the truth begin to overwhelm you that you will never exhaust the heights of God. Every time you climb over a rim of insight there stretches out before you, disappearing into the clouds, a thousand miles of massive beauty in the character of God. Set yourself to climb, and ponder the thought that everlasting ages of discovery in the infinite Being of God will not suffice to weaken your gladness in the glory of God or dull the intensity of gravity in his presence."
John Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching
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Laurel Patton at April 9, 2011 9:58am
Hi, Josh! I often tell my students that if they have been to the NC mountains, they have seen what it means to stand in the clouds. Until they visit the Rockies, which are twice as tall. Until they visit the Canadian Rockies, which are three times as tall. Until they visit the Andes, which are four times as tall. Until they visit Everest, which is five times as tall. But even Everest is diminished by the peaks rising from the sea floor that no man has scaled. I find that, as a believer, I constantly have to redefine what a mountain is, and what it takes to scale it. I am encouraged by this quote, because I don't want to be content with the majesty of God seen at 3,300 feet, just because it's the nearest and easiest one to climb. People don't risk much scaling the Blue Ridge Parkway; those who scale Everest must be ready to die.