More Piercing Words from Piper

September 20, 2007

Joe,

I read this today on the Desiring God blog:

Lord, spare us the insidious ego deception that we love God when really we love being told that we love God. Forbid that our being thanked is the bottom of our joy, rather than Christ being praised.

What a humble, perceptive prayer. As someone who serves in public ministry, I am often thanked for sermons or other forms of ministry. How easy, and how deadly, it is to make oneself believe that they really love God when they really love being told that they love God.

Father, have mercy on me!

Larry

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