In an excerpt from his forthcoming book from Crossway, Gospel Wakefulness, Jared Wilson quotes David Powlison:
Imagine that in 1905 God had promised your great-grandparents that someday he would give their descendants a Model T Ford, a radio communications system using Morse code, and a biplane. When he decided to deliver in 2003, he gave you a Dodge Viper, a satellite-linked cell phone, and an F-117A Stealth Fighter. The promise was fulfilled … in ways beyond your imagination … Similarly, the prophecies, songs, commandments, and stories of the Old Testament become supercharged with the power and glory of the Holy Spirit by whom Jesus Christ indwells his people.
Read more at Jared’s blog: The Gospel-Driven Church: To Know Jesus.
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