no greater joy!!

after work yesterday Shannon and i went downtown to hand out tracts and preach in the mists of rush hour. though it was a very different experience then the normal Saturday morning, i must say it was a time of joy for me. as i study some of America's church fathers i see in them what John Piper calls Christian hedonism. This can be summed up in this quote, "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him". WOW! that statement changed my way of thinking forever. i always viewed Christian deeds as being our duty, i now see that duty is not enough to sustain us, for we as humans will always seek happiness and joy. what better way to achieve said joy then through God. it's a better way because as we fulfill our needs of joy, God gets glory! and i truly believe that God has done everything through out history down to the creating of bugs and snails for one reason alone. you guessed it, his glory! so in conclusion i must say that it was really great to get to go downtown and fulfill our commission, get filled with joy, and bring God the glory he longs for!!