So I like birthdays because it means I can get a new book or two! (I really love books!) One of the “birthday books” I got is Piper’s book, What Jesus Demands from the World. Here is a quote that spoke to me as I thought about my life prior to knowing Christ:
Look away from yourself. Seek from God what He alone can do for you. Moral improvement of the old you is not what you need. New life is what the whole world needs. It is radical and supernatural. It is outside our control. The dead do not give themselves new life. We must be born again – “not… of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:13). That is what Jesus demands of the world. (pg. 39)
Sounds like a good read, given some of the meaty discussions I’ve had as of late. I may have to put this on my birthday list as well.