I have been meaning to read Jonathan Edwards on Religious Affections and was looking over some quotes from it and found this one:
“Spiritual good is of a satisfying nature; and for that very reason, the soul that tastes, and knows its nature, will thirst after it, and a fullness of it, that it may be satisfied. And the more he experiences, and the more he knows this excellent, unparalleled, exquisite, and satisfying sweetness, the more earnestly will he hunger and thirst for more, until he comes to perfection. And therefore this is the nature of spiritual affections, that the greater they be, the greater the appetite and longing is, after grace and holiness.” – Jonathan Edwards from A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
I am in awe how this works… how it plays out in my own life and the lives of those I know. I’m thirsty.
Now I really want to read it. It is moving up the docket.