magnify...

'Once again, I was struck by John Piper's favorite illustration (and I'm paraphrasing here)--about how we are called to magnify God to the unbelieving world. But not as a microscope, which makes a tiny thing bigger. But as a telescope which makes something far away look less like a tiny dot and more overwhelming and real. The stars in the night sky can be overlooked because they appear so small and distant to us, but in reality they are terrifyingly huge and wondrous. In the same way, we are to be that telescope to the thousands who only consider God as a tiny dot somewhere in the landscape of their lives. When they look at us, they should be able to see God more like He really is.

What a thought! If someone looks through me, will God be terrifyingly magnificent or not?'

- Carolyn McCulley, Solo Femininity