Betrayed By Judas, Denied By Peter, Abandoned

God Is Love Precisely Because He Relentlessly Pursues The Praises Of His Name In The Hearts Of His People.

People Don't Enjoy Salt. They Enjoy What Is Salted. We Are The Salt Of The Earth. We Do Not Exist For Ourselves.

The Inner Essence Of Worship Is Cherishing Christ As Gain - Indeed As More Gain Than All That Life Can Offer - Family, Career, Retirement, Fame, Food, Friends. The Essence Of Worship Is Experiencing Christ As Gain. Or To Use Words That We Love To Use Around Here: It Is Savoring Christ, Treasuring Christ, Being Satisfied With Christ.

If Grace Is To Be Free - Which Is The Very Meaning Of Grace - We Cannot View It As Something To Be Repaid.

Satan's Aim Is To Destroy Our Joy And Trust And Delight In God, And To Make God Look Worthless In The World's Eyes. Everytime Someone Forsakes God For The World, Gets Angry At God When Part Of The World Is Taken Away From Them, They Highlight The World As Valuable... And Everytime Someone Stays With God, When The World Is Taken Away, And Praises God, They Highlight The Value And Glory Of God.