“Only as we drink down the kindness of the heart of Christ will we leave in our wake, everywhere we go, the aroma of heaven, and die one day having startled the world with glimpses of a divine kindness too great to be boxed by what we deserve.”
– Dane Ortlund in Gentle and Lowly
…no one can know or see the very essence of God. He is so glorious, and his glory so infinite, that we would be consumed.
– Matthew Barrett in None Greater
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.
– A.W. Tozer in The Knowledge of the Holy
Sabbath rest is about regaining our emotional and physical capital from God. It is the act of stopping long enough to breathe in his refreshing power.– Adam Mabry in The Art of Rest
When salvation comes to your house, first you think differently, then you act differently. First you shift the imagination with which you perceive this world, and then you enact gestures with which you honor it.– Mark Buchanan in The Rest of God
Rest is harder to find in a digital culture because technology has dissolved the two fundamental boundaries that are essential to rest: solitude and silence.– John Koessler in The Radical Pursuit of Rest
The wrath of God was satisfied with the suffering and death of Jesus. The holy curse against sin was fully absorbed. The obedience of Christ was completed to the fullest measure. The price of forgiveness was totally paid. The righteousness of God was completely vindicated. All that was left to accomplish was the public declaration of God’s endorsement. This he gave by raising Jesus from the dead.
– John Piper in Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
Embracing a rhythm of rest means seeing God as sufficient and letting go of your own claim to that attribute.– Adam Mabry in The Art of Rest
Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to his mercy.– John Calvin
We refuse to rest because, at some deep level, we’re convinced that if we stop, the thing for which we’re really living won’t be fed, pleased, or procured.– Adam Mabry in The Art of Rest
Brian J. Mikul 