Burning.... Freedom.... Passion

I just got the book The Barbarian Way by Erwin Raphael McManus, and it's so good! It's about "unleasing the untamed faith within" and rejecting a "civilized" Christianity by instead becoming passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. Cool stuff. Anyways, this is just something I love that's right in the first few pages of his book:

It's hard to imagine that Jesus would endure the agony of the Cross just to keep us in line. Jesus began a revolution to secure our freedom. The new covenant that He established puts its trust not in the law, but in the transforming power of God's Spirit living within us. The revolution of the human heart would fuel the life and vitality of this movement. We would delight in God, and He would give us the desires of our hearts (Psalms 37:4). With our hearts burning for God, we would move forward with the freedom to pursue the passions burning within us. [emphasis mine]

I love that last sentence.... God is so beautiful! His plans - His thoughts - are so magnificent....

Well, enjoy that little tidbit as you go on your merry way. :-)