“You boast in your constant inability to get your act together . . . by beholding a vision of the glorious Christ, whose power rests on you if you’re a believer.”- Jared C. Wilson
Jared Wilson concludes Chapter 10 of The Imperfect Disciple as he notes the inadequacy of words to describe God’s glory. Consequently, Jared cites his friend Christian George, writing in his book Godology. Christian states:
“The deeper I dig into God’s attributes, the shallower I find myself. The harder I shovel, the thicker the ground. How can anyone describe the indescribable? . . . to perfectly articulate the glory of God requires tongues we don’t have, words we cant say, and alphabets we can’t know.”
Just as the apostle Paul isn’t proud of his sin, Pastor Wilson adds, we shouldn’t be proud of our struggles and sluggish Christian life. However, when we own up to our great sinfulness, it’s the only way to boast in our Savior’s greatness. In addition, Jared notes, “Like Paul, we boldly claim to be the chief of sinners because we have the chief of Saviors.”
Also, Jared reminds us, God’s grace goes all the way down to our weakness and suffering. But, it also goes all the way up to our deliverance, all the way up to the throne of God. Furthermore, there Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father.
In conclusion, as Jared writes, heaven reverses the vanity and meaninglessness of Ecclesiastes. Thus, Jared states:
“The tapestry quickly assembles, line by line in quick succession, and the backside of loose threads and disjointed pattern we have struggled to comprehend all our miserable life turns away from us and we wee the front side, the full portrait of all God has been doing to renew the world and us for it. In heaven, believe it or not, we will catch the wind!”
Today’s question: What Bible verses help you look forward to beholding a vision of the glorious Christ? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “Find joy and affirmation in the hidden”
Please note: the annotated bibliography of The Imperfect Disciple posts Thursday, October 19th