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November 13, 2009
Friday Flashback: A Dynamic Quotation from Eugene Peterson
When it comes to applying Scripture, this changes everything.
I had an "Aha!" moment yesterday as I was editing a batch of devotional material for Men of Integrity magazine. (Yes, every now and then I work on something that isn't directly related to small groups.) The devotion was an excerpt from Eat This Book, by Eugene Peterson, and one line in particular made my mouth drop open.
Here's the paragraph:
If I'm not living in active response to the living God revealed in the Bible, reading about his creation/salvation/holiness won't interest me—at least not for long. The most important question we ask of any text isn't "What does this mean?" but "What can I obey?" Simple obedience will open up our lives to a text more than any number of Bible studies, dictionaries, and concordances.
Wow. Not "What does it mean," but "What can I obey?"
That's revolutionary, isn't it?
posted by Sam O'Neal on November 13, 2009 11:35 AM
