#sam storms

We must leave room for mystery in God’s ways. Some things will always remain unexplained. Why God does or does not choose to heal is ultimately subject to his wisdom and sovereign purposes. Why God chooses to heal in part or in whole, now or later, this person but not that one, is often beyond our capacity to understand. Resist the tendency to replace divine mystery with human formulas.

There is something seriously wrong when we don’t take delight in what God takes delight in. As hard as it may be for us to grasp election in all of its dimensions and implications, if we find ourselves at odds in our soul with what brings glory to God, there’s a problem. Scripture is clear that election is God’s will. That means he wanted to do it. It was his good pleasure; and therefore, our aim ought to be to cultivate a like pleasure and affection in our hearts for the things God has done.

People don’t sin because they feel they have to. We sin because we enjoy the pleasure it brings. We sin because it feels good. We sin because it brings a thrill to our bodies, fleeting satisfaction to our souls and excitement to the banality and boredom of our everyday lives… We sin because we believe the lie that the pleasure it brings, though passing (Heb. 11:25), is more satisfying than the pleasure obedience brings.

Tolerate nothing in your life that might diminish your hunger for Gods word.