The first fruit of love is the musing of the mind upon God. He who is in love, his thoughts are ever upon the object. He who loves God is ravished and transported with the contemplation of God.
"When I awake, I am still with thee" (Psalm 139:18).
The thoughts are as travelers in the mind. David's thoughts kept heaven-road. "I am still with Thee."
God is the treasure, and where the treasure is, there is the heart.
By this we may test our love to God: What are our thoughts most upon? Can we say we are ravished with delight when we think on God. Have our thoughts got wings? Are they fled aloft? Do we contemplate Christ and glory?
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Monday, September 8, 2008
A Puritan test for our Love of God
Thoughts from Thomas Watson, a Puritan (I needed to read this 3-4 times before I got what he was saying):
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