![]() ![]() I “happened” to meet Mike at the New Word Alive conference in Wales in 2011. As you could guess from this post’s title, that book was Delighting in the Trinity by my friend, Mike Reeves. But recently I was surprised at the effect a very short book (135 pages!) could have on me. There have been many other books that have helped shape and inform my relationship with God. It was only as I read Desiring God through a second time that I began to understand Christ died on the cross not only to endure God’s wrath in my place but to give me endless joy in him. ![]() I couldn’t believe that what satisfied me best and glorified God most could be the same thing. I thought that my actions only pleased God as they were displeasing to me. In fact, as a recovering legalist, the book didn’t make sense to me. In the mid-90s I read Desiring God by John Piper for the first time. As I read through it, my eyes were opened to the necessity of humility in the Christian life and the profound effect of expository preaching. In the late 70s my wife, Julie, gave me Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ Studies in the Sermon on the Mount for my birthday. ![]() Through the years I’ve been grateful for the many books God has used outside of Scripture to expand and deepen my relationship with him. By Bob Kauflin on Apin -Books, -Worship and God, -Worship and the Trinity, -WorshipGod Conferences ![]()
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