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The Shoulders We Stand On

November 26th, 2009 by Dan

Yesterday I read, along with some friends, a portion of a sermon written in the 1700′s by Jonathan Edwards. We thought that, in acknowledgment of the U.S. Thanksgiving, we would drink deeply from our history as Christians. We were moved, awed, melted and stirred by his description of the ‘Safety, Fulness, and Sweet Refreshment to be Found in Christ.’

We could not believe the depth of his love for Christ, the grandeur of His sense of God’s majesty, and the penetrating scope of his theological exposition on what Christ’s death actually accomplished for us. There may be a book written this year that begins to compare with this one sermon for it’s power to edify and instruct Christians, but I doubt it.

If you want to be renewed in your sense of the love that God has for you, the glory of His grace, the fulness of Christ’s saving work, and your freedom from any condemnation, look no further. You can find it online here.

We stand on the shoulders of giants. We drink from wells dug centuries ago. We would do well to remember, to be thankful, and to return to these ancient paths for sweet refreshment. They did not know a different Saviour, but they seemed to know Him differently. And we would do well to learn something about Him, from them.