Oh, the joy of drinking deeply from the Fountain of Salvation!”
Isaiah 12:3 Living Bible
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The fact that we were created to enjoy God
and to worship him forever is etched upon our souls.
Jim Cymbala
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For salvation comes from God. What joys he gives to all his people.
Psalm 3:8 Living Bible
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In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.
Fully to enjoy is to glorify.
C. S. Lewis
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You have let me experience the joys of life
and the exquisite pleasures of your own eternal presence.
Psalm 16:11 Living Bible
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We cannot glorify God –
either by our lives or by worship –
unless we are enjoying Him.
Jerry Bridges
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I will be glad, yes, filled with joy because of you.
I will sing your praises, O Lord God above all gods.
Psalm 9:2 Living Bible
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What could be more liberating, more thrilling, more amazing
than that the God who made the universe would come to you,
a hopeless sinner,
and point you to the death of his Son where sins are paid for,
and then say to you,
“Your first and greatest obligation is
that you enjoy supremely what is supremely enjoyable?
Namely, me and my Son in the power of my Spirit.”
John Piper
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So rejoice in him, all those who are his,
and shout for joy, all those who try to obey him.
Psalm 32:11 Living Bible
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If we are to enjoy Him forever, why not begin now?”
(unknown)