This is the second in a series of eight short posts. They are direct quotes from the last few pages of John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life and I have found them to be informative, stirring, challenging, and/or motivating and so wanted to share them with you.
The remaining posts will appear each Friday for the next 6 weeks. If you enjoy reading them as much as I did you can download a free copy of this book here (link sourced from this page).
We will not know God in his full majesty until we know him moving triumphantly among the nations. We will not admire and praise him as we ought until we see him gathering a company of worshippers for himself from every people group on earth – including all the Muslim and Hindu and Buddhist peoples. Nothing enlarges our vision of God’s triumphant grace like the scope of his saving work in history.
”I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your wonders of old.
I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds.” (Ps. 77:11-12)
and,
”Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!” (Ps. 150:2)
and,
”Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.” (Rom. 15:11, quoting Ps. 117:1)1
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1 – John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life, (Wheaton, Illinois: 2003), 172-3.
Tags: Unreached peoples
