Communion with God

Here is a very helpful quote from a book I am reading titled “Growing Up In Grace: The use of means for communion with God” by Murray Brett. I pray it blesses you as it did me.

Murray Brett writes:
“In Romans 5:1-11 Paul starts in the depths of despair and rises to the height of assurance and happiness in communion with God. Exultant joy rises higher and higher as we move from being the enemies of God at odds with Him to being in the most intimate fellowship of grace and love imaginable…. According to Thomas Goodwin, the consummate fruit of justifying grace is communion with God. And that communion is a vital, mind-engaging, heart-affecting, will-moving fellowship. Faith is not an end in itself; instead it is the instrumental means of justifying grace. But justification is not an end in itself either. In Romans 5, Paul regards Justification as a means for the privilege of access to God. Then, in Romans 6, he regards justification as one of the primary motives for growth in holiness. But neither is holiness an end in itself. Holiness is the means for making our access to God sweeter and more enjoyable. So Goodwin concludes that enjoying communion with God is the end of all our graces”. (pg. 10-11).

May God use this insight to build His church!