Enthralled Eyes

Jonathan Gale

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An inspirational map in the quest to love and enjoy God more and so become radiant witnesses of God’s glory and goodness
Do you long to grow in your love and enjoyment of God, to taste and see more of His glory and goodness, to experience more of the freedom you have in Christ, unencumbered to run the race your heavenly Father has set before you? If so, then this book is for you, laying Biblical foundations for intimacy with God, exploring God's faithfulness, favor and heart for you. The joy of living intentionally before Him, living for His pleasure while simultaneously enjoying the spacious place we have in Christ, these are some of the themes surveyed. Overcoming hindrances to loving and enjoying God are also examined, that our lives may be radiant witnesses of His glory and goodness.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Inspirational
• Philosophie et théologie
• Josep Lluís Facerías
• God
• Joy
• Radiant
• Heart
• Face
• Eyes

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• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 15 décembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664286696
• Langue: English

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Enthralled EYES

The Joy of Living Before God’s Face



JONATHAN GALE







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WestBow Press rev. date: 12/15/2022



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To my darling wife with whom I have shared decades of life and joy with!
To my dear kids whom I always carry in my heart – you all make me proud!



CONTENTS
FOREWORD and ENDORSEMENTS
PREFACE
1 THAT FIRST LOOK
2 ALIVE TO HIM
3 BEFORE HIS FACE
God’s Seeing Eyes
God’s Loving Eyes
God’s Favor and Smile
Seeing Him Who Is Invisible
Look Full in His Wonderful Face
4 FOUNDATIONS FOR INTIMACY WITH GOD (PART 1)
God’s Heart for Me
Seeing God’s Heart in the Scriptures
His Heart Toward Me, For Me – A Scriptural Journey
Basking in His Unmerited Favor and Smile
God’s pleasure and our race
5 FOUNDATIONS FOR INTIMACY WITH GOD (PART 2)
God’s Faithfulness
Faithfully at Work in Us
Faithful in His Hold
Faithful in Leading and Guiding Us
Faithful in Speaking to Us
Faithful in His Provision
Faithful to Protect Us
Faithful in His Instruction and Training
Faithful to Restore and Heal Us
Faithful to Work It All Out
Faithful to reveal Himself
6 THE GOD WHO SATISFIES – PART 1
Tasting and Seeing His Goodness
God – Our Spring and Living Drink
God – Our Rich Feast
God – the One We Behold
God – the One Who Shows Himself
7 THE GOD WHO SATISFIES – PART 2
His Sweet Voice, Loving Touch, and Rewarding Presence
His Voice – Our Delight
God’s Love Language of Touch
God – Our Reward, Joy, and Delight
8 INTENTIONAL AND FREE
Our Hearts Inclined Toward Him
Our Spacious Place in Christ Alone
9 THE JOY OF LIVING FOR HIS PLEASURE
10 THAT WONDROUS IMPERATIVE
Rejoice in the Lord Always
God – Our Delight (the Object of our Joy)
Joy – A Matter of Relationship
God – the Natural Source of our Joy
Joy – A Matter of Perspective
Always
11 OVERCOMING HINDRANCES
To Loving and Enjoying God
Key Hindrances
Keys to Overcoming
12 A RADIANT WITNESS
Our Testimony from Beholding His Glory
13 TO HIM WHO LOVES US
Rallying Around the One We Love



FOREWORD an d ENDORSEMENTS
I first met the Gale family when I was a student at Wheaton College, Illinois, nearly sixty years ago. Jonathan and I met when he was a student at Oral Roberts University, nearly fifty years ago. At every turn, their friendships have enriched my life. It is a singular privilege to write this recommendation for Jon’s newest book, Enthralled Eyes.
Inscribed on the book’s cover: “The Lord has said, ‘Seek ye my Face.’ My heart replies, ‘Thy face, O Lord, do I seek.’” (Psalm 27: 8-9)
Jonathan’s work is an account of what his own ‘enthralled eyes’ have seen of God’s face - of who God is in Himself. It is nearly impossible to write such without having gone through circumstances that would prove or disprove God’s faithfulness. Jon has experienced crises in life requiring him to trust the raw, biblical assertions of God’s trustworthiness...and God has proved true.
Jon’s book is a written witness to what he calls the ‘multifarious faithfulness’ of God. It is a record of his journey of discovering the varied facets of God’s nature. Indeed, every page is a meditation upon scriptures that reveal these virtues. I would recommend anyone to enjoy the book precisely in this way, as an act of devotion.
While not diminishing the importance of personal ‘leadings’ from the heart of God to the believer’s heart, Jon is careful to submit all such to the confirming, or disaffirming, scrutiny of Scripture. I have witnessed the confusion those not so wise have inflicted upon the church.
Let the reader come to this book as one would come to a banquet, to ‘the rivers of God’s delights’ (Psalm 36:8). He/she will be fed, yet will always remain hungry for more. And I’m sure Jonathan will have more for us.
Robert J. Stamps, was Chaplain at ORU, 1968-81; United Methodist Pastor, 1986-2006; Dean of Chapel, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2011-2014; Professor in Theology: Asbury