Thomas Watson’s advice is key to application. By making the Scripture personal, it will change me. It’s easy to think about the other guy and speculate how he/she would be different if they read it. Two verses that have impacted me lately - I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. --Psalm 16:8,9. If I really believe He is before me and with me, my internal reaction and response will be different.
Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.
Edward T. Welch, When People Are Big and God Is Small
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