We know someone by how much he has opened up to us. We reveal à bit of ourselves as we share on this forum. God reveals Himself in His création and His word.
I appreciated Packer’s illustration of meeting someone We believe and feel is far superior to us and discovering that person treating us as an intimate, valued friend, enlisting us as His colleagues. And Packer’s painting out that God describes Himself as father, husband, king and Shepherd. And including emotion in our relationship. I tend to mute my emotions whether consciously or unconsciously or both, but I recognize and exquisite inward sense of joy or pain as I reflect on aspects of my life with God and my fellowship créatures.
The chapter on the second commandments was enlightening. I love to watch movies. I recognize that images have power. Certain movie scenes come back into my mind and can produce pleasure or deep chagrin. (Why did I watch that?) I tend to avoid movies that depict Jesus, but it is not just the representations of God, but mental images have power over my thoughts. I recognize that this is something that falls into the category of “denying” self to follow Jesus, but…
